Out of Time: A Philosophical Study of Timelessness

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The idea that time does not exist is, for many, unthinkable: time must exist. Almost every experience we have tells us so. There has been plenty of debate around what time is like, but not whether it exists. The goal of this book is to make the absence of time thinkable. Time might not exist. Beginning with an empirically flavoured examination of the 'folk' concept of time, the book explores the implications this has for our understanding of agency, and the extent to which our best physics and best metaphysics are compatible with a timeless conception of reality. Title_Pages List_of_Figures_and_Tables Introduction 1. Folk Concepts of Time 2. Empirical Results 3. Study Methodology 4. The Sydney Time Studies 5. A Quick Argument for Timelessness 6. Metaphysical Emergence 7. Approximating Spacetime 8. Causation and Time 9. An Error Theory About Time 10. The Trouble with Error Theory 11. Time and Agency 12. Future Directions Bibliography Index