Papers On Time and Tense
Edited by Per / Øhrstrøm, Peter / Braüner, Torben / Copeland, Jack Hasle
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-0-19-925606-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a revised and expanded edition of a work in the logic and philosophy of time, originally published in 1968. Arthur N. Prior (1914-1969) was the founding father of temporal logic, and his book offers an introduction to the fundamental questions in the field. Several important papers have been added to the original selection, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of Prior's work and an illuminating interview with his widow, Mary Prior. In addition, the Polish logic which made Prior's writings difficult for many readers has been replaced by standard logical notation.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
509 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-925606-8 (9780199256068)
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Previous edition
Arthur N. Prior
Papers on Time and Tense
Book
02/1968
Oxford University Press
€13.00
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Content
Editor's Introduction; Prior's Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Changes in Events and Changes in Things; 2. Fugitive Truth; 3. On Spurious Egocentricity; 4. The Formalities of Omniscience; 5. Contemplation and Action; 6. The Consequences of Actions; 7. Limited Indeterminism; 8. Identifiable Individuals; 9. Time, Existence and Identity; 10. Recent Advances in Tense Logic; 11. Tense Logic and the Logic of Earlier and Later; 12. The Logic of Ending Time; 13. Stratified Metric Tense Logic; 14. 'Now'; 15. Tensed Propositions as Predicates; 16. Quasi-Propositions and Quasi Individuals; 17. Egocentric Logic; 18. Worlds, Times and Selves; 19. Tense-Logic for Non-Permanent Existents; 20. Modal Logic and the Logic of Applicability; 1. LIFE AND WORK OF ARTHUR N. PRIOR: 'AN INTERVIEW WITH MARY PRIOR'; 2. Bibliography of A. N. Prior's Writings