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McTaggart, John M. E. (1866–1925)

By: Bill Cooke
In: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture
Edited by: H. James Birx
Subject:Time Studies
Keywords:atheism; commentaries; Hegelianism; immortality; religion; religious beliefs; time series

John M. E. McTaggart, a British Hegelian philosopher and one of the most independent minds of his generation, produced, among other things, a logical and coherent argument for the essential unreality of time. He was the son of Francis and Caroline ...

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  Cooke, B. (2009). Mctaggart, john m. e. (1866–1925). In H. J. Birx (Ed.), Encyclopedia of time: Science, philosophy, theology, & culture (pp. 831-832). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n341
  
  Cooke, Bill. "McTaggart, John M. E. (1866–1925)." In Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, edited by Birx, H. James., 831-32. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n341.
  
  Cooke, B. 2009. McTaggart, John M. E. (1866–1925). In: H. J. Birx Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 831-832 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n341> [Accessed 22 Jun 2021].
  
  Cooke, Bill. "McTaggart, John M. E. (1866–1925)." Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture. Edited by H. J. Birx. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 831-32. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n341.
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