Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations

Rafael DE CLERCQ

Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Presentism : essential Readings
Publisher	Lexington Books
Pages	207-225
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9780739145005
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 2010

Bibliographical note

This article is also published as De Clercq, R. (2006). Presentism and the problem of cross-time relations. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 72(2), 386-402. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40040930

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