The first edition 2001 quickly established itself on courses on thephilosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition seesthe addition of... » 

The first edition 2001 quickly established itself on courses on thephilosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition seesthe addition of chapters on Zenos paradoxes speculative contemporarydevelopments in physics and dynamic time making the second edition onceagain unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debatesand the ideas of modern physics Barry Dainton evaluates the central argumentsin a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issuesthroughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematicaltraining. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyonetrying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. Withover 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms the book hasthe requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as anessential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses. «