Robin LePoidevin
Robin Le Poidevin (born 1962) is a Professor of Metaphysics at the University of Leeds whose interests include the nature and experience of time,[1] agnosticism,[2] and philosophy of religion.[3] He joined the Department of Philosophy at Leeds in 1989 having completed postgraduate studies at both Oxford and Cambridge, obtaining his MA from the former and his PhD from the latter. [4] He is a favourite amongst philosophy students at Leeds, known for his humorous and entertaining lectures. He is also the current president of The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion.
Publications
- Change, Cause and Contradiction: a Defence of the Tenseless Theory of Time, London: Macmillan, 1991.
- Arguing for Atheism: an Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, London: Routledge, 1996.
- Travels in Four Dimensions: The Enigmas of Space and Time, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
- The Images of Time: An Essay on Temporal Representation, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
References
External links
- Robin Le Poidevin homepage on the Leeds University website
- Works by or about Robin LePoidevin in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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