Breaks new ground within the philosophy of time.
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Fruitful ideas raised in each chapter of this book. It serves as an admirable introduction to recent work on what the editor rightly calls "a controversial topic in present-day fundamental physics" (Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics)
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