How Long to Read The Ontology of Time

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ontology of Time?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Ontology of Time by L. Nathan Oaklander

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Studies in Analytic PhilosophySeries Editor: Quentin Smith, Western Michigan University[T]his is an excellent book. It represents an exceptionally useful guide to nearly all aspects of the contemporary debate ... [and] is an excellent, insightful and powerful contribution to the debate and should be read by everyone working on the philosophy of time.-The Philosophical QuarterlyNathan Oaklander has for many years been the most indefatigable and effective developer and champion of the new - and true - tenseless theory of time. This book is an invaluable collection of his major papers on the topic, many of them not easily accessible elsewhere. It is a formidable armoury of arguments for the tenseless theory, and against its rivals, in both its ontological and its semantic aspects. Oaklander's detailed responses to his many allies and opponents down the years also make his book an indispensable guide to the recent history of work in the philosophy of time.-D. H. Mellor, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Cambridge UniversityWhat emerges very strongly from these essays is a conviction that significant and exciting metaphysical results can be extracted by a careful and rigorous attention to the nature of temporal language, and a deep sense of the human relevance of the philosophy of time, as evidenced by the subtle connections drawn here between time, experience, identity and freedom. The collection as a whole is a testament to Nathan Oaklander's place at the forefront of contemporary metaphysics.-Robin Le Poidevin, Professor of Metaphysics, University of LeedsThis book is a carefully edited and cross-referenced compilation of some of Professor Oaklander's most significant work in the philosophy of time, and serves beautifully as both an up-to-date reference as well as an introduction to the ongoing debate between 'tenser' A-theorists and 'detenser' B-theorists. Not only does Professor Oaklander herein offer up the latest version of the 'new' B-theory of time, of which he is a chief architect, but he outlines a 'newer' B-theory of language that may well untangle the riddle of how tensed language may be essential to daily life, yet itself depend only upon tenseless facts for its ultimate significance.-Professor V. Alan White, University of Wisconsin--Manitowoc[A] sustained defense of the new B-theory of time and a penetrating critique of a range of A-theories of time. . . . an impressively coherent and unified work constituting one of the most complete and thorough defences of the new B-theory to appear in recent years.-Heather Dyke, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Otago, New ZealandL. 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 the tenseless theory of time.The topics discussed include: the ontology of A- and B-theories of time; presentism; the open future theory; the A/B theory; defending the B-theory of time; temporal experience; temporal semantics; and time, identity, responsibility, and freedom.L. Nathan Oaklander (Flint, MI) is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Flint. He is the author or editor of numerous books on philosophy and the problem of time, including Time, Change and Freedom and The Importance of Time.

How long is The Ontology of Time?

The Ontology of Time by L. Nathan Oaklander is 366 pages long, and a total of 93,696 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ontology of Time Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read The Ontology of Time aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ontology of Time?

The Ontology of Time is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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