TY - JOUR
T1 - Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations
AU - DE CLERCQ, Rafael
PY - 2006/3/1
Y1 - 2006/3/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/1873
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84957941996&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2006.tb00566.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2006.tb00566.x
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0031-8205
VL - 72
SP - 386
EP - 402
JO - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
JF - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
IS - 2
ER -