{"product_id":"9780191529580","title":"Four-Dimensionalism: An Ontology of Persistence and Time","description":"Four-Dimensionalism defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. This defense includes a novel account of persistence over time, new arguments in favour of the four-dimensional ontology, and responses to the challenges four-dimensionalism faces. Theodore Sider pays particular attention to the philosophy of time, including a strong series of arguments against presentism, the thesis that only the present is real. Arguments offered in favour of four-dimensionalism include novel arguments based on time travel, the debate beween spacetime substantivalists and relationalists, and vagueness. Also included is a comprehensive discussion of the paradoxes of coinciding material objects, and a novel resolution of those paradoxes based on temporal counterpart theory. In conclusion Sider replies to prominent objections to four-dimensionalism, including discussion of the problem of the rotating homogenous disk. Four Dimensionalism is an original and highly readable study of the metaphysics of time and identity.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072403325168,"sku":"9780191529580","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780191529580_p0.jpg?v=1763661010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780191529580","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}