ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1937.  This book is a classic work on the philosophy of time, looking at the pshychology, physics and logic of time before investigating the views of Kant, Bergson, Alexander, McTaggart and Dunne. The second half of the book contains more indepth consideration of prediction, the concepts of past and future, and reality.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |1 pages

Part I

chapter I|23 pages

Psychology

chapter II|34 pages

Physics

chapter III|14 pages

Logic

chapter IV|23 pages

Metaphysics—Kant

chapter V|19 pages

Bergson

chapter VI|20 pages

Alexander

chapter VII|18 pages

McTaggart

chapter VIII|23 pages

Dunne

part |1 pages

Part II

chapter IX|19 pages

Prediction

chapter X|21 pages

Irreversibility

chapter XI|21 pages

“Becoming”

chapter XII|22 pages

Contingency

chapter XIII|21 pages

Reality

chapter 295Bibliography|8 pages