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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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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