Presentism and Eternalism in Perspective     time  eternalism  presentism  block universe       font style='font-size:12px;'> 2008/4/22

The distinction between presentism and eternalism is usually sought in some formula like ‘Only presently existing things exist’ or ‘Past, present, and future events are equally real’. I argue that amb...

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Presentism and Quantum Gravity     presentism  quantum gravity       font style='font-size:12px;'> 2008/4/22

There is a philosophical tradition of arguing against presentism, the thesis that only presently existing things exist, on the basis of its incompatibility with fundamental physics. I grant that prese...

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Presentism and Relativity     Relativity  Philosophy of Physics  Spacetime       font style='font-size:12px;'> 2008/4/22

In this critical notice we argue against William Craig's recent attempt to reconcile presentism (roughly, the view that only the present is real) with relativity theory. Craig’s defense of his positio...

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