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Ryan Wasserman explores a range of fascinating questions raised by the possibility of time travel.This volume explores a wide-range of puzzles such as the grandfather paradox, the bootstrapping paradox, and the twin paradox of special relativity. Ryan Wasserman draws out their implications for our understanding of time, tense, freedom, fatalism, causation, counterfactuals, laws of nature, persistence, change, and mereology. Paradoxes of Time Travel is written in an accessible style, and filled with entertaining examples from physics, science fiction, and popular culture.
This volume investigates the logical and metaphysical implications of time travel by analyzing the paradoxes inherent in its theoretical possibility. Ryan Wasserman, a philosopher specializing in metaphysics and the philosophy of time, utilizes a framework that bridges theoretical physics and analytical philosophy. He examines how temporal anomalies challenge traditional concepts of causation, free will, and the nature of existence itself. By synthesizing scientific thought experiments with philosophical inquiry, the author provides a structured examination of how time travel forces a reevaluation of our fundamental understanding of reality.
What You Will Find
Experts and readers alike identify this work as a highly accessible entry point into the philosophy of time for those without an extensive background in metaphysics. The text is frequently praised for its ability to distill dense logical problems into clear, engaging discussions suitable for both students and general readers.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2020-09-23
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198865201
ISBN-13:
9780198865209
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