Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Publication Date
3-1-2006
Volume
72
Issue
2
First Page
386
Last Page
402
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
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.
DOI
10.1111/j.1933-1592.2006.tb00566.x
Print ISSN
00318205
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
De Clercq, R. (2006). Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 72(2), 386-402. doi: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2006.tb00566.x