New Directions in the Russellian Theory of Time

Emiliano Boccardi is Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.L. Nathan Oaklander is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA.Erwin Tegtmeier is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mannheim, Germany.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I What is the R-theory?1. On the Difference between Temporal Ontology and the Ontology of Time. - E. Boccardi and L. N. Oaklander 2. Does Analytic Philosophy Rest on a Mistake? - L. N. Oaklander 3. The Senseless Direction of Time: The Ontology of Temporal Relations. - E. Boccardi 4. A Russellian Ontology of Time - E. Tegtmeier 5. McTaggart’s Error: Temporal Change - E. Tegtmeier 6. Three Flawed Distinctions in the Philosophy of Time - E. Tegtmeier Part II A Defense of the R-theory 7. The Intelligibility of the R-theory - L. N. Oaklander 8. The Mind-Independence of Passage - L. N. Oaklander 9. Be Careful What You Wish For: A Reply to Craig - L. N. Oaklander 10. An R-theoretic Critique of (Moderate) Presentism - L. N. Oaklander11. The Alleged Moral Desirability of Presentism? - L. N. OaklanderConclusionAppendix: On the Experience of Time B. Russell

This clearly written, fascinating study consolidates earlier work and goes further, returning to pivotal texts within the history of philosophy of time, and advancing new ideas about that thorniest of topics - time.