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Four-dimensionalism
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- Book Synopsis
- Four-Dimensionalism defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. This defense includes a novel account of persistence over time, new arguments in favour of the four-dimensional ontology, and responses to the challenges four-dimensionalism faces. Theodore Sider pays particular attention to the philosophy of time, including a strong series of arguments against presentism, the thesis that only the present is real. Arguments offered in favour of four-dimensionalism include novel arguments based on time travel, the debate beween spacetime substantivalists and relationalists, and vagueness. Also included is a comprehensive discussion of the paradoxes of coinciding material objects, and a novel resolution of those paradoxes based on temporal counterpart theory. In conclusion Sider replies to prominent objections to four-dimensionalism, including discussion of the problem of the rotating homogenous disk. Four Dimensionalism is an original and highly readable study of the metaphysics of time and identity.
- About The Author
- Ted Sider is Professor of Philosophy at New York University
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780199244430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, (25 October 2001)
- Number of Pages
- 255
- Weight
- 445 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 225 x 145 x 22 mm
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