Time travel : probability and impossibility / Nikk Effingham.
2020
BD620
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Title
Time travel : probability and impossibility / Nikk Effingham.
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ISBN
9780191878480 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (272 pages).
Call Number
BD620
Dewey Decimal Classification
115
Summary
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.
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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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 30, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198842507
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