Time Travel

Time travel is metaphysically possible. Nikk Effingham contends that arguments for the impossibility of time travel are not sound. Focusing mainly on the Grandfather Paradox, Effingham explores the ramifications of taking this view, discusses issues in probability and decision theory, and considers the potential dangers of travelling in time. Introduction; 1 Modes of Time Travel; 2 The Self Visitation Paradox; 3 The Time Discrepancy Paradox; 4 The Double Occupancy Problem; 5 The Bootstrapping Paradox; 6 Changing the Past; 7 The Grandfather Paradox; 8 Constrict Theories; 9 Inconsistency Theories; 10 Incapacity Theory; 11 Impossibility Theory; 12 Probability; 13 Decision Theory; 14 The Tourist Paradox

An aparitie	13-02-20
Autor	Effingham, Nikk
Dimensiuni	234x153 mm
Editura	Oxford
Format	Hardback
ISBN	9780198842507
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	256