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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819563903321

Autore

McClure Roger <1944->

Titolo

The philosophy of time : time before times / / Roger McClure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

0-7734-8618-6

1-134-32231-3

1-134-32232-1

1-280-15615-5

0-203-00594-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy

Disciplina

115

Soggetti

Time - History - 20th century

Phenomenology - History - 20th century

Analysis (Philosophy) - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note on the text; Introduction; Part I Contrasts; Part II Confrontations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The question of the existence and the properties of time has been subject to debate for thousands of years. This considered and complete study offers a contrastive analysis of phenomenologies of time from the perspective of the problematics of the visibility of time. Is time perceptible only through the veil of change? Or is there a naked presence of 'time itself'? Or has time always effaced itself?McClure's new work also stages confrontations between phenomenology of time and analytical philosophy of time. By doing so he explores ancient issues from a fresh perspective, such as whether ti