Philosophical Arguments Against the A-Theory

被引：9
|
作者：
Deasy, Daniel [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Philosophy, Dublin, Ireland
来源：
PACIFIC PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY | 2018年 / 99卷 / 02期
关键词：
TIME; PRESENTISM; UNREALITY; PROOF;
D O I：
10.1111/papq.12151
中图分类号：
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要：
According to the A-theory of time some instant of time is absolutely present. Many reject the A-theory on the grounds that it is inconsistent with current spacetime physics, which appears to leave no room for absolute presentness. However, some reject the A-theory on purely philosophical grounds. In this article I describe three purely philosophical arguments against the A-theory and show that there are plausible A-theoretic responses to each of them. I conclude that, whatever else is wrong with the A-theory, it is not obviously a philosophically suspect theory.
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页码：270 / 292
页数：23
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