Robin LePoidevin
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Robin Le Poidevin is professor
of metaphysics
at the University of Leeds
whose interests include the nature and experience of time
, agnosticism
, and philosophy of religion
. 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 Ph.D from the latter. He is also the current president of The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion
.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of metaphysics
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
whose interests include the nature and experience of time
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
, agnosticism
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
, and philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
. He joined the department of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Leeds in 1989 having completed postgraduate studies at both Oxford and Cambridge, obtaining his MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the former and his Ph.D from the latter. He is also the current president of The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion
The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion
The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion was founded in 1993 and is the United Kingdom's main forum for the interchange of ideas in 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.