L Nathan Oaklander
Biographic Data
| ID | 1132843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Nathan Oaklander |
| GIVEN NAMES | L Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Oaklander |
| SIGNATURE | OAKLANDER L N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan–Flint |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0199-7055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Debates in the Metaphysics of Time
A core topic in metaphysics, time is also central to issues in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of religion. Debates in the Metaphysics of Time explores these close philosophical connections and tackles the contemporary debates using an interactive approach. Contributors put forward their views before commenting on the ideas of other contributors and defending against objections. Divided into 'metaphysics and t…
Temporal Realism and the R-Theory
t is common to distinguish two different theorists of time; those who maintain a dynamic view of time endorse the idea that time involves transition, flow or passage from one temporal object to the next, and those who maintain a static view of time that involves unchanging and fixed relations between temporal objects, and unchanging (tenseless) facts.Based on McTaggart's article on "The Unreality of Time" and chapter on "Time," from The Nature of…
Tempo e identità
Be Careful What You Wish For: A Reply to Craig
Time, Reality & Experience
Why does time seem to flow in one direction? Can we influence the past? Is only the present real? Does relativity conflict with our common understanding of time? How does time relate to free will? Could science do away with time? These questions and others about time are among the most puzzling problems in philosophy and science. In this exciting collection of original articles, eminent philosophers propose novel answers to these and other questi…
The Importance of Time
McTaggart's paradox and Smith's tensed theory of time
Time and Foreknowledge: A Critique of Zagzebski
One problem facing those who attempt to reconcile divine foreknowledge with human freedom is to explain how a temporal God can have knowledge of the future, if the future does not exist. In her recent book, The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge , Linda Zagzebski attempts to provide an explanation by making use of a fourdimensional model in which the past, present and future exist. In this note I argue that the model Zagzebski offers to support…
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
transition from the aesthetic to the ethical.But it is not at all clear that such a model can account for the movement from the ethical to the religious, since the qualitative transition to faith involves, among other things, the paradox of the forgiveness of sins.In fact, Ferreira offers no sustained analysis of the concept of grace in her book.Despite these reservations, it must be stressed that Ferreira's study is deserving of high praise.The …
A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time
Journal Article A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time Get access Nathan Oaklander Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 162, January 1991, Pages 26–38, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219784 Published: 01 January 1991
Phenomenology and Existentialism: An Introduction
Preface Part 1: The Background 1. Descartes: A New Conception of the Mind 2. Brentano: The Thesis of Intentionality 3. Kierkegaard: A Different Conception of Man Part 2: Edmund Husserl: The Problem of Knowledge 4. The Distinction Between Particulars and Universals 5. Husserl's Early View on Numbers 6. Husserl's Distinction Between Essences and Their Instances 7. Husserl's Distinction Between Individuals and Their Aspects 8. The Phenomenological M…
A Reply to Schlesinger
Journal Article A Reply to Schlesinger Get access L. Nathan Oaklander L. Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 35, Issue 138, January 1985, Pages 93–94, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219554 Published: 01 January 1985
McTaggart, Schlesinger, and the Two-Dimensional Time Hypothesis
Journal Article Mctaggart, Schlesinger, and the Two-Dimensional time Hypothesis Get access L. Nathan Oaklander L. Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 133, October 1983, Pages 391–397, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219166 Published: 01 October 1983
Russell, Negative Facts, and Ontology
Russell's introduction of negative facts to account for the truth of “negative” sentences or beliefs rests on his collaboration with Wittgenstein in such efforts as the characterization of formal necessity, the theory of logical atomism, and the use of the Ideal Language. In examining their views we arrive at two conclusions. First, that the issue of negative facts is distinct from questions of meaning or intentionality; what a sentence or belief…
Particulars, Positional Qualities, and Individuation
In this paper I attempt to show that an argument offered by Bergmann and Hausman against positional qualities and for bare particulars as individuators is unsound. I proceed by giving two ontological assays of an ordinary thing and showing that the entity that individuates on one assay—a bare particular—does not provide deeper ontological ground of individuation than the entity that individuates on the other assay—a positional quality. Since the …
The "Timelessness" of Time
A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time
Journal Article A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time Get access Nathan Oaklander Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 162, January 1991, Pages 26–38, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219784 Published: 01 January 1991
Phenomenology and Existentialism: An Introduction
Preface Part 1: The Background 1. Descartes: A New Conception of the Mind 2. Brentano: The Thesis of Intentionality 3. Kierkegaard: A Different Conception of Man Part 2: Edmund Husserl: The Problem of Knowledge 4. The Distinction Between Particulars and Universals 5. Husserl's Early View on Numbers 6. Husserl's Distinction Between Essences and Their Instances 7. Husserl's Distinction Between Individuals and Their Aspects 8. The Phenomenological M…
Particulars, Positional Qualities, and Individuation
In this paper I attempt to show that an argument offered by Bergmann and Hausman against positional qualities and for bare particulars as individuators is unsound. I proceed by giving two ontological assays of an ordinary thing and showing that the entity that individuates on one assay—a bare particular—does not provide deeper ontological ground of individuation than the entity that individuates on the other assay—a positional quality. Since the …
McTaggart's paradox and Smith's tensed theory of time
Particulars, Positional Qualities, and Individuation
In this paper I attempt to show that an argument offered by Bergmann and Hausman against positional qualities and for bare particulars as individuators is unsound. I proceed by giving two ontological assays of an ordinary thing and showing that the entity that individuates on one assay—a bare particular—does not provide deeper ontological ground of individuation than the entity that individuates on the other assay—a positional quality. Since the …
The "Timelessness" of Time
Russell, Negative Facts, and Ontology
Russell's introduction of negative facts to account for the truth of “negative” sentences or beliefs rests on his collaboration with Wittgenstein in such efforts as the characterization of formal necessity, the theory of logical atomism, and the use of the Ideal Language. In examining their views we arrive at two conclusions. First, that the issue of negative facts is distinct from questions of meaning or intentionality; what a sentence or belief…
McTaggart, Schlesinger, and the Two-Dimensional Time Hypothesis
Journal Article Mctaggart, Schlesinger, and the Two-Dimensional time Hypothesis Get access L. Nathan Oaklander L. Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 133, October 1983, Pages 391–397, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219166 Published: 01 October 1983
A Reply to Schlesinger
Journal Article A Reply to Schlesinger Get access L. Nathan Oaklander L. Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 35, Issue 138, January 1985, Pages 93–94, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219554 Published: 01 January 1985
Phenomenology and Existentialism: An Introduction
Preface Part 1: The Background 1. Descartes: A New Conception of the Mind 2. Brentano: The Thesis of Intentionality 3. Kierkegaard: A Different Conception of Man Part 2: Edmund Husserl: The Problem of Knowledge 4. The Distinction Between Particulars and Universals 5. Husserl's Early View on Numbers 6. Husserl's Distinction Between Essences and Their Instances 7. Husserl's Distinction Between Individuals and Their Aspects 8. The Phenomenological M…
A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time
Journal Article A Defence of the New Tenseless Theory of Time Get access Nathan Oaklander Nathan Oaklander The University of Michigan-Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 162, January 1991, Pages 26–38, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219784 Published: 01 January 1991
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
transition from the aesthetic to the ethical.But it is not at all clear that such a model can account for the movement from the ethical to the religious, since the qualitative transition to faith involves, among other things, the paradox of the forgiveness of sins.In fact, Ferreira offers no sustained analysis of the concept of grace in her book.Despite these reservations, it must be stressed that Ferreira's study is deserving of high praise.The …
Time and Foreknowledge: A Critique of Zagzebski
One problem facing those who attempt to reconcile divine foreknowledge with human freedom is to explain how a temporal God can have knowledge of the future, if the future does not exist. In her recent book, The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge , Linda Zagzebski attempts to provide an explanation by making use of a fourdimensional model in which the past, present and future exist. In this note I argue that the model Zagzebski offers to support…
McTaggart's paradox and Smith's tensed theory of time
The Importance of Time
Time, Reality & Experience
Why does time seem to flow in one direction? Can we influence the past? Is only the present real? Does relativity conflict with our common understanding of time? How does time relate to free will? Could science do away with time? These questions and others about time are among the most puzzling problems in philosophy and science. In this exciting collection of original articles, eminent philosophers propose novel answers to these and other questi…
Be Careful What You Wish For: A Reply to Craig
Tempo e identità
Debates in the Metaphysics of Time
A core topic in metaphysics, time is also central to issues in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of religion. Debates in the Metaphysics of Time explores these close philosophical connections and tackles the contemporary debates using an interactive approach. Contributors put forward their views before commenting on the ideas of other contributors and defending against objections. Divided into 'metaphysics and t…
Temporal Realism and the R-Theory
t is common to distinguish two different theorists of time; those who maintain a dynamic view of time endorse the idea that time involves transition, flow or passage from one temporal object to the next, and those who maintain a static view of time that involves unchanging and fixed relations between temporal objects, and unchanging (tenseless) facts.Based on McTaggart's article on "The Unreality of Time" and chapter on "Time," from The Nature of…
Philosophy (13 works) · Epistemology (11 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (9 works) · Art (4 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · B-theory of time (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works)