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1Presentism: A CritiqueIn Hallvard Lillehammer & Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra (eds.), Real Metaphysics: Essays in Honour of D. H. Mellor, With His Replies., Routledge. pp. 196-211. 2002.
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2Craig on the Experience of TenseIn The ontology of time, Prometheus Books. pp. 235-242. 2004.Peer Reviewed.
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2Is There a Difference Between Absolute and Relative spaceIn Guido Bonino & Rosaria Egidi (eds.), Fostering the Ontological Turn: Gustav Bergmann (1906-1987), Ontos Verlag. pp. 242-251. 2008.Peer Reviewed.
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1A-, B and R-theories of Time: A Debate.In Adrian Bardon (ed.), The Future of the Philosophy of Time, Routledge. pp. 1-24. 2011.
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Dolev's Metaphysical Anti-Realism: A Critique.In Debates in the Metaphysics of Time, Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 1-29. 2014.
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24Ingthorson, McTaggart's Paradox and the R. Theory of TimeIn Patrick Blackburn, Per Hasle & Peter Ohrstrom (eds.), Logic and Philosophy of Time - Themes from Prior, Aalborg Universitetsforlag. 2018.Ingthorsson, McTaggart’s Paradox and the R-theory of Time L. Nathan Oaklander University of Michigan-Flint, USA [email protected] his provocative book, McTaggart’s Paradox, R.D. Ingthors- son argues that McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time rests on the principle of temporal parity according to which all times or events in time exist equally or co-exist in a sense that is compatible with their being successive. Moreover, since temporal parity is also an essential tenet of the B-theory,…Read more
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4Tempo e IdentitaArmando Editore. 2009.Translation of several chapters of L. Nathan Oaklander's contribution to Time, Change and Freedom: An Introduction to Metaphysics (New York and London: Routledge, 2008.
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31Common Sense, Ontology and Time: A Critique of Lynne Rudder Baker's View of Temporal RealityManuscrito 39 (4): 117-156. forthcoming.ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is twofold: First, to critically discuss Lynne Rudder's Baker BA-theory of time, and second to contrast it with the R-theory (after Russell). In the course of my discussion I will contrast three different methodological approaches regarding the relation between common sense and ontology; clarify Russell's authentic view in contrast to the B-theory which is McTaggart's misrepresentation of Russell, and consider how the R-theory can respond to objections Baker makes …Read more
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19Emotions and Judgment: A Critique of SolomonPhilosophy Research Archives 4 360-371. 1978.We can only determine what an emotion is if we first ask whether or not there are intrinsically emotional entities. To ask if there are intrinsically emotional entities is to ask if there are entities that are necessary and sufficient conditions for the correct application of emotion-words. Recently, Robert Solomon has developed a view of the emotions according to which there are intrinsically emotional entities. Specifically, he claims that emotions are a kind of judgment. Our task in this pape…Read more
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The Ontology of C. D. Broad's "the Mind and its Place in Nature."Dissertation, The University of Iowa. 1973.
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286Be Careful What You Wish For: A Reply to CraigPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 76 (1): 156-163. 2008.
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16C. D. Broad’s Philosophy of TimeRoutledge. 2020.In this study, Oaklander's primary aim is to examine critically C.D. Broad’s changing views of time and in so doing both 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.
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48Personal Identity, Responsibility and TimeIn Heather Dyke (ed.), Time and Ethics: Essays at the Intersection, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 161--178. 2003.Peer Reviewed.
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Mc Taggart's paradox revisitedIn L. Nathan Oaklander & Quentin Smith (eds.), The New Theory of Time, Yale Up. pp. 211-213. 1994.
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75The Importance of Time (edited book)Kluwer. 2001.The Philosophy of Time Society grew out of a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on the Philosophy of Time offered by George Schlesinger in 1991. The members of that seminar wanted to promote interest in the philosophy of time and Jon N. Turgerson offered to become the first Director of the society with the initial costs underwritten by the Drake University Center for the Humanities. Thus, the Philosophy of Time Society (PTS) was formed in 1993. Its goal is to promote the study …Read more
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27Delmas Lewis on Persons and ResponsibilityPhilosophy Research Archives 13 181-187. 1987.Delmas Lewis has argued that the tenseless view of time is committed to a view of personal identity according to which no one can be held morally responsible for their actions. His argument, if valid, is a serious objection to the tenseless view. The purpose of this paper is to defend the detenser by pointing out the pitfalls in Lewis’ argument.