C. D. Broad’s Philosophy of Time
Title | C. D. Broad’s Philosophy of Time PDF eBook |
Author | L. Nathan Oaklander |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2020-04-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1317679512 |
In this study, Oaklander's primary aim is to examine critically C.D. Broad’s changing views of time and in so doing clarify the central disputes in the philosophy of time, explicate the various positions Broad took regarding them, and develop his own responses both to Broad and the issues debated.
C. D. Broad's Ontology of Mind
Title | C. D. Broad's Ontology of Mind PDF eBook |
Author | L. Nathan Oaklander |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 117 |
Release | 2013-05-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3110326876 |
C. D. Broad's writing on various philosophical issues spans more than half a century. Rather than attempt to trace the development of his thought throughout these fifty years this book considers his most representative work, namely, The Mind and Its Place in Nature. Nor does the scope of this study encompass the whole of that book, but only some of the issues he discusses in it. Specifically, Oaklander considers what Broad has to say about such fundamental issues as substance, universals, relations, space, time, and intentionality in the contexts of perception, memory and introspection. L. Nathan Oaklander studied philosophy at the university of Iowa. He is a student of Gustav Bergmann, one of the most distinguished ontologist in 20th century philosophy.
The Mind and its Place in Nature
Title | The Mind and its Place in Nature PDF eBook |
Author | C.D. Broad |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 685 |
Release | 2014-06-03 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1317833996 |
This is Volume III of eight in a collection on the Philosophy of the Mind and Language. Originally published in 1925, this text looks at alternative theories of life and mind at the level of enlightened common-sense; the Mind's knowledge of Existents and the Unconscious.
The Philosophy of C. D. Broad
Title | The Philosophy of C. D. Broad PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Arthur Schilpp |
Publisher | New York, Tudor Publishing Company [1959] |
Pages | 898 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
C. D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings
Title | C. D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings PDF eBook |
Author | C. D. Broad |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2022-08-09 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1000624641 |
C. D. Broad (1887–1971) was a British philosopher who taught for many years at Trinity College, Cambridge. Possessing extremely wide-ranging interests, Broad made significant contributions to the mind-body problem, perception, memory, introspection, the unconscious, the nature of space, time, and causation. He also wrote extensively on the philosophy of science, ethics, the history of philosophy, and the philosophy of religion and had an abiding interest in ‘psychical research’—a subject he approached with the disinterested curiosity and scrupulous care that is characteristic of his philosophical work. Whilst overshadowed in his own time by figures such as Russell, Moore, and Wittgenstein, he is acknowledged to have anticipated important developments in several fields, such as emergence in philosophy of science, sense perception, and the 'growing block' theory of time in metaphysics. Although Broad published many books in his lifetime, this volume is unique in presenting some of his most interesting unpublished writings. Divided into five clear sections, the following figures and topics are covered: Autobiography Hegel and the nature of philosophy Francis Bacon Hume's philosophy of the self and belief F. H. Bradley The historical development of scientific thought from Pythagoras to Newton Causation Change and continuity Quantitative methods Poltergeists Paranormal phenomena. Each section is introduced and placed in context by the editor, Joel Walmsley. The volume also includes an engaging and informative foreword by Simon Blackburn. It will be of great value to those studying and researching the history of twentieth-century philosophy, metaphysics, and the recent history and philosophy of science, as well as anyone interested in Broad's philosophical thought and his place in the history of philosophy.
McTaggart's Paradox
Title | McTaggart's Paradox PDF eBook |
Author | R.D. Ingthorsson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2016-06-10 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1317195825 |
McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time, first published in 1908, set the agenda for 20th-century philosophy of time. Yet there is very little agreement on what it actually says—nobody agrees with the conclusion, but still everybody finds something important in it. This book presents the first critical overview of the last century of debate on what is popularly called "McTaggart’s Paradox". Scholars have long assumed that McTaggart’s argument stands alone and does not rely on any contentious ontological principles. The author demonstrates that these assumptions are incorrect—McTaggart himself explicitly claimed his argument to be dependent on the ontological principles that form the basis of his idealist metaphysics. The result is that scholars have proceeded to understand the argument on the basis of their own metaphysical assumptions, duly arriving at very different interpretations. This book offers an alternative reading of McTaggart’s argument, and at the same time explains why other commentators arrive at their mutually incompatible interpretations. It will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in the philosophy of time and other areas of contemporary metaphysics.
Philosophy of Physics
Title | Philosophy of Physics PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Maudlin |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 199 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0691165718 |
Philosophical foundations of the physics of space-time This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's broad historical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and traces how Galileo's conceptions of relativity and space-time led to Einstein's special and general theories of relativity. Maudlin explains special relativity with enough detail to solve concrete physical problems while presenting general relativity in more qualitative terms. Additional topics include the Twins Paradox, the physical aspects of the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction, the constancy of the speed of light, time travel, the direction of time, and more. Introduces nonphysicists to the philosophical foundations of space-time theory Provides a broad historical overview, from Aristotle to Einstein Explains special relativity geometrically, emphasizing the intrinsic structure of space-time Covers the Twins Paradox, Galilean relativity, time travel, and more Requires only basic algebra and no formal knowledge of physics