This popular book is garnering some very warm reviews — The Economist — NYT — NPR chat with author Alan Burdick alan burdickaugustineJohn M. E. McTaggartmetaphysicsMichael Dummettphilosophy of timePsychologysciencetime
Both time-related (metaphysical) songs from pretty much the same period (’72-’73). Thinking about time also brought to mind one of my favorite (or at least at least in the top three) philosophical papers — later picked up by Dummett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours…
Here’s a very crisp articulation by Jonathan Tallant explaining McTaggart’s famous A and B series of time and more besides. It was the late Michael Dummett (Truth and Other Enigmas, 1978) who made me want to take another look at McTaggart’s argument, surprisingly not referenced in the SEP entry. Here’s McTaggart’s original paper and a freely available commentary paper on Dummett’s McTaggart.…
Telegraph obituary My favourite Dummett book: Truth and Other Enigmas. My favourite Dummett paper: A Defense of Mctaggart’s Proof of the Unreality of Time. Here is Steve Pyke’s superb portrait. Michael Dummett Oxford 21 May 1990 Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already…
With the complete digitization of Time Magazine’s archives I was able to find what must rank as Oakeshott’s highest profile and amusing press splash – Knowledge v. Pet Ideas – and this well before the essays collected under the banner of Rationalism in Politics. I love the footnote: Among Oakeshott’s publications is a treatise entitled A Guide to…
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