Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument

Dynamic theories of time typically commit to the claim that “time passes”. In this paper I develop a version of the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument in order to show that time does not pass, but that this is no threat to dynamic theories of time.

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Main Author: Tallant, Jonathan
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação 2016
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description Dynamic theories of time typically commit to the claim that “time passes”. In this paper I develop a version of the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument in order to show that time does not pass, but that this is no threat to dynamic theories of time.
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spelling nottingham-444332020-05-04T18:19:03Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44433/ Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument Tallant, Jonathan Dynamic theories of time typically commit to the claim that “time passes”. In this paper I develop a version of the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument in order to show that time does not pass, but that this is no threat to dynamic theories of time. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação 2016-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Tallant, Jonathan (2016) Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument. Manuscrito, 39 (4). pp. 35-47. ISSN 2317-630X Rate of Passage; Time; Temporal Passage; "No alternate possibilities" argument http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452016000400035&lng=en&tlng=en doi:10.1590/0100-6045 doi:10.1590/0100-6045
spellingShingle Rate of Passage; Time; Temporal Passage; "No alternate possibilities" argument
Tallant, Jonathan
Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title_full Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title_fullStr Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title_full_unstemmed Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title_short Temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
title_sort temporal passage and the ‘no alternate possibilities’ argument
topic Rate of Passage; Time; Temporal Passage; "No alternate possibilities" argument
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