John McTaggart (1866–1925) was a Cambridge philosopher, famous for his metaphysical theory that time is not real and that temporal order is an illusion. Although best known for his contributions to the philosophy of time, McTaggart also spent a large part of his career expounding Hegel's work....

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Main Author:	McTaggart, John McTaggart Ellis 1866-1925 (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1901
Series:	Cambridge library collection. Philosophy
Subjects:	Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich > 1770-1831 Kosmologie
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	John McTaggart (1866–1925) was a Cambridge philosopher, famous for his metaphysical theory that time is not real and that temporal order is an illusion. Although best known for his contributions to the philosophy of time, McTaggart also spent a large part of his career expounding Hegel's work. In this book, first published in 1901, he discusses which views on a range of topics in metaphysics and ethics are compatible with Hegel's logic and idea of 'the Absolute'. Some early work on theories for which McTaggart later became well known can be found in this work, such as his beliefs that humans are immortal, that the Absolute is not in any sense a person, and that love is the relation that binds people together. In this book he also discusses punishment, sin, morality and whether Hegel could be considered a Christian
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (318 pages)
ISBN:	9781139103732
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139103732