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44C.D. Broad's ontology of mindOntos. 2006.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 ...
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352Russell, negative facts, and ontologyPhilosophy of Science 47 (3): 434-455. 1980.Russell's introduction of negative facts to account for the truth of "negative" sentences or beliefs rests on his collaboration with Wittgenstein in such efforts as the characterization of formal necessity, the theory of logical atomism, and the use of the Ideal Language. In examining their views we arrive at two conclusions. First, that the issue of negative facts is distinct from questions of meaning or intentionality; what a sentence or belief means or is about rather than what makes it true …Read more
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81Absolute Becoming and the Myth of PassagePhilo 7 (1): 36-46. 2004.In a recent paper, Steven Savitt attempts to demonstrate that there is an area of common ground between one classic proponent of temporal passage, C.D. Broad, and one classic opponent of passage, D.C. Williams. According to Savitt, Broad's notion of “absolute becoming” as the ordered occurrence of (simultaneity sets of) events, and Williams’ notion of “literal passage,” as the happening of events strung along the four-dimensional space-time manifold, are indistinguishable. Savitt recognizes that…Read more
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181Personal Identity, Immortality, and the SoulPhilo 4 (2): 183-194. 2001.The soul has played many different roles in philosophy and religion. Two of the primary functions of the soul are the bearer of personal identity and the foundation of immortality. In this paper I shall consider different interpretations of what the soul has been taken to be and argue that however we interpret the soul we cannot consistently maintain the soul is both what we are and what continues after our bodily death.
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49Temporal Realism and the R-TheoryIn Guido Bonino, Greg Jesson & Javier Cumpa (eds.), Defending Realism: Ontological and Epistemological Investigations, De Gruyter. pp. 123-140. 2014.
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40Jokic on the Tensed Existence of NaturePhilo 6 (2): 211-215. 2003.In “The Tensed or Tensless Existence of Nature” Alexsander Jokic attempts to defend a new version A. N. Prior’s “Thank Goodness It’sOver” argument against my response to it. Jokic argues that we can give a non-circular account of ceasing to exist that will vindicate the new reading, but I argue that his account to rescue Prior’s argument against my criticism fails.
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8Debates in the Metaphysics of Time (edited book)Bloomsbury Academic. 2014.A selection of lively debates in the philosophy of time that outline, defend and object to contemporary issues in metaphysics, consciousness and God.
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194Time and Existence: A Critique of Degree PresentismIn Maria Elisabeth Reicher (ed.), States of Affairs, Ontos. pp. 151-165. 2009.
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2Albert Shalom, The Body/Mind Conceptual Framework and the Problem of Personal Identity: Some Theories in Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Neurology Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 7 (4): 166-168. 1987.
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12Wishing It Were Now Some Other TimeIn Friedrich Stadler & Michael Stöltzner (eds.), Time and History: Proceedings of the 28. International Ludwig Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg Am Wechsel, Austria 2005, De Gruyter. pp. 43-50. 2006.
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9"Phenomenology and Extentialism: An Introduction" by Reinhardt Grossmann (review)Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 47 (1): 160. 1986.
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55McTaggart’s Paradox and the Infinite Regress of Temporal AttributionsSouthern Journal of Philosophy 25 (3): 425-431. 1987.
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28The ontology of timePrometheus Books. 2004.L. Nathan Oaklander is one of the leading philosophers of time defending the tenseless or B-Theory of time. He has remained at the forefront of this field since the early 1980s and today he is arguably the most formidable opponent of the tensed or A-theory of time. Much of the direction of the debate in this field for the past twenty years or so, especially in regards to the new tenseless theory of time, has been influenced by Oaklander's work. This book presents a carefully argued defense of th…Read more
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1Freedom and the new theory of timeIn Robin Le Poidevin (ed.), Questions of time and tense, Oxford University Press. pp. 185-205. 1998.
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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.
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51Time and Foreknowledge: A Critique of ZagzebskiReligious Studies 31 (1). 1995.One problem facing those who attempt to reconcile divine foreknowledge with human freedom is to explain how a temporal God can have knowledge of the future, if the future does not exist. In her recent book, "The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge," Linda Zagzebski attempts to provide an explanation by making use of a four-dimensional model in which the past, present and future exist. In this note I argue that the model Zagzebski offers to support the coplausibility of divine foreknowledge and …Read more
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