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Time Travel

Probability and Impossibility

By: Nikk Effingham

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Time Travel

Probability and Impossibility

By: Nikk Effingham

There are various arguments for the metaphysical impossibility of time travel. Is it impossible because objects could then be in two places at once? Or is it impossible because some objects could bring about their own existence? In this book, Nikk Effingham contends that no such argument is sound and that time travel is metaphysically possible. His main focus is on the Grandfather Paradox: the position that time travel is impossible because someone could not go back in time and kill their own grandfather before he met their grandmother. In such a case, Effingham argues that the time traveller would have the ability to do the impossible (so they could kill their grandfather) even though those impossibilities will never come about (so they won't kill their grandfather). He then explores the ramifications of this view, discussing issues in probability and decision theory. The book ends by laying out the dangers of time travel and why, even though no time machines currently exist, we should pay extra special care ensuring that nothing, no matter how small or microscopic, ever travels in time.

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349

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Oxford University Press

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ISBN 10

019258006X

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9780192580061

An Introduction to Ontology

By: Nikk Effingham

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An Introduction to Ontology

By: Nikk Effingham

In this engaging and wide-ranging new book, Nikk Effingham provides an introduction to contemporary ontology - the study of what exists - and its importance for philosophy today. He covers the key topics in the field, from the ontology of holes, numbers and possible worlds, to space, time and the ontology of material objects - for instance, whether there are composite objects such as tables, chairs or even you and me. While starting from the basics, every chapter is up-to-date with the most recent developments in the field, introducing both longstanding theories and cutting-edge advances. As well as discussing the latest issues in ontology, Effingham also helpfully deals in-depth with different methodological principles (including theory choice, Quinean ontological commitment and Meinongianism) and introduces them alongside an example ontological theory that puts them into practice. This accessible and comprehensive introduction will be essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and post-graduate students, as well as any reader interested in the present state of the subject.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745665470

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9780745665474

Metaphysics: The Key Concepts

By: Nikk Effingham,Helen Beebee,Philip Goff

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Metaphysics: The Key Concepts

By: Nikk Effingham,Helen Beebee,Philip Goff

Ever wondered about Gunk, Brains in a Vat or Frankfurt’s Nefarious Neurosurgeon? With complete explanations of these terms and more Metaphysics: The Key Concepts is an accessible and engaging introduction to the most widely studied and challenging concepts in metaphysics.

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307

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Routledge

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1136855181

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9781136855184

An Introduction to Ontology

By: Nikk Effingham

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Time Travel

Probability and Impossibility

By: Nikk Effingham

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Time Travel

Probability and Impossibility

By: Nikk Effingham

Time travel is metaphysically possible. Nikk Effingham contends that arguments for the impossibility of time travel are not sound. Focusing mainly on the Grandfather Paradox, Effingham explores the ramifications of taking this view, discusses issues in probability and decision theory, and considers the potential dangers of travelling in time.

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0198842503

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9780198842507

Does Tomorrow Exist?

A Debate

By: Nikk Effingham,Kristie Miller

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Does Tomorrow Exist?

A Debate

By: Nikk Effingham,Kristie Miller

This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist. Two very different views are explored. According to one of these views (presentism), advanced by Nikk Effingham, the present is special. Effingham argues that only present things exist, but which things those are changes as time passes. Given presentism, although there once existed dinosaurs, they exist no more, and although you and I exist, at some time in the future we will come to exist no more. According to the alternative view (eternalism), advanced by Kristie Miller, our world is a giant four-dimensional block of spacetime in which all things, past, present, and future, exist. On this view, dinosaurs exist, it is just that they are not located at the current time. The book considers arguments for and against presentism and eternalism, including arguments that appeal to our best science, to the way the world seems to us to be in our experiences of time, change, and freedom, and to how to make sense of ordinary claims about the past. Key Features: Offers an accessible introduction to the philosophy of temporal ontology Captures the process of philosophical debate, giving readers an insight into the craft of philosophy Engages with and clearly explains state-of-the-art and cutting-edge research

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Taylor & Francis

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100084563X

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9781000845631

Does Tomorrow Exist?

A Debate

By: Nikk Effingham,Kristie Miller

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A Debate

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Time Travel

Time Travel

An Introduction to Ontology

An Introduction to Ontology

Metaphysics: The Key Concepts

Metaphysics: The Key Concepts

An Introduction to Ontology

An Introduction to Ontology

Time Travel

Time Travel

Does Tomorrow Exist?

Does Tomorrow Exist?

Does Tomorrow Exist?

Does Tomorrow Exist?

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