Here Oaklander (philosophy, U. of Michigan-Flint) continues his defense of the B-theory of time, which exists without the tenses of past, present and future, reckoning instead on "earlier/later than" and "simultaneous with." He begins by describing the problems of time and change, defending McTaggart's paradox. He then critiques the A-theory of time, including presentism, the open future theory, and the A/B theory. He moves to defend the B-theory of time in terms of temporal reality and experience and temporal semantics. He closes with comments on time, personal identity and responsibility and freedom. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)