Semantics, Tense, and Time: An Essay in the Metaphysics of Natural Language

by Peter Ludlow and Professor of Philosophy Peter Ludlow

Book Overview

According to Peter Ludlow, there is a very close relation between the structure of natural language and that of reality, and one can gain insights into long-standing metaphysical questions by studying the semantics of natural language. In this book Ludlow uses the metaphysics of time as a case study and focuses on the dispute between A-theorists and B-theorists about the nature of time. According to B-theorists, there is no genuine change, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262519763
• ISBN13: 9780262519762
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher