The Oxford handbook of philosophy of time /

In this new installment of Oxford's "Handbook" series, Callender (Univ. of California, San Diego) has edited a superb collection of cutting-edge essays by some of the most important figures in philosophy, physics, and the philosophy of physics. Topics covered in the first three parts include presentism, eternalism, persistence, fatalism, chance, modality, asymmetry, passage, flow, and temporal experience as typical theses within the subject of philosophy of time. In the second two parts, topics within classical Newtonian physics, Einsteinian relativistic physics, and quantum mechanics include the electromagnetic arrow, topology, special relativity, time travel, the CPT theorem, and quantum gravity. As a reference work, this book sets the standard for the subject. Its only limitation is the lack of coverage of philosophies of time outside the Anglo-American tradition. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty/researchers. L. B. McHenry California State University--Northridge