Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Presentism : essential Readings
Publication Date
10-28-2010
First Page
207
Last Page
225
Publisher
Lexington Books
Abstract
Presentism is the view that only present entities exist. Recently, several authors have asked the question whether presentism is able to account for cross-time relations, ie, roughly, relations between entities existing at different times. In this paper I claim that this question is to be answered in the affirmative. To make this claim plausible, I consider four types of cross-time relation and show how each can be accommodated without difficulty within the metaphysical framework of presentism.
Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9780739145005 This article is also published as De Clercq, R. (2006). Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 72(2), 386-402. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40040930
Language
English
Recommended Citation
De Clercq, R. (2010). Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations. In E. Magalhães & L. N. Oaklander (Eds.), Presentism: Essential Readings (pp.207-225). Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.