Nothing lasts, but nothing ever ends New Arguments for the Continued Existence of the Past

This book argues for the continued existence of the past, attempts to explain what this might mean and argues that our personal life suggests we should believe in it.

Part I: Starting Points.- Chapter 1: What Is Actually Being Argued For?.- Chapter 2: What Is Being Argued Against?.- Chapter 3: The State of the Discussion in Academic Philosophy and Physics.- First Interlude: Why the Existence of the Past Can Make a Difference to Our Sense of Life.- Chapter 4: The Role of Values and Emotions in the Discussion.- Chapter 5: How Does Personal Identity Work if the Past Still Exists?.- Part II: New Lifeworld Arguments for the Existence of the Past.- Chapter 6: The Present Is Too Small for a Meaningful Life.- Chapter 7: The Present Is Incredibly Lonely.- Chapter 8: The Existence of the Past Is the Basis of Moral Action.- Chapter 9: The Existence of the Past Comforts Us in Dealing with Death.- Chapter 10: The Existence of the Past Is the Foundation of the World.- Second Interlude: Why the Existence of the Past Also Makes a Difference to Our Sense of Life on Earth.- Chapter 11: The Existence of the Past Allows Us to Resist the Great Transience.- Part III: Problems and Answers.- Chapter 12: The Terror of the Past.- Chapter 13: The Specialness of the Present for Decisions and the Question of the Future Outlook.- Chapter 14. Outlook.

Dr. Benjamin Andrae holds a diploma in physics from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a baccalaureate and a PhD in philosophy from the Munich School of Philosophy. He works as CEO of METRUM, a management consulting company focused on the public cultural sector. In this role, he was responsible for projects to support many of Germany’s top cultural institutions, such as the documenta or the Bavarian State Opera.