J. M. E. McTaggart Summary

Mctaggart, John Mctaggart Ellis(1866–1925) John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart, a British metaphysician, was born in London, the son of Francis and Caroline Ellis. (His father later took the name Mc... Read more

Known today mainly as the author of a paradox designed to prove the unreality of time--which, even if it has not convinced many, nonetheless served as the starting point for the great majority of phil... Read more

In the following review of The Nature of Existence, Broad praises the first volume of the treatise despite reservations about several of McTaggart's conclusions, particularly his tendency to ta... Read more

In the following essay, Blake presents several arguments against McTaggart's theories on propositions. The second chapter of The Nature of Existence contains an elaborate argument against th... Read more

In the following essay, Oakeley questions McTaggart's proposition in the second volume of The Nature of Existence that the self can exist in reality simultaneously with the unreality of time. ... Read more

In the following essay, Patterson examines McTaggart's opinions regarding the notion of “man's last end,” attempting to reconcile McTaggart's Hegelian cosmology with... Read more