Forbes, Graeme A (2015) The Growing Block’s past problems. Philosophical Studies, 173 (3). pp. 699-709. ISSN 0031-8116. E-ISSN 1573-0883. (doi:10.1007/s11098-015-0514-1) (KAR id:53801)
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Abstract
The Growing-Block view of time has some problems with the past. It is committed to the existence of the past, but needs to say something about the difference between the past and present. I argue that we should resist Correia and Rosenkranz’ (Oxford studies in metaphysics, vol 8, pp 333–350, 2013) response to Braddon-Mitchell’s (Analysis 64:199–203, 2004) argument that the Growing-Block leads to scepticism about whether we are present. I consider an approach, similar to Peter Forrest (Analysis 64:358–362, 2004), and show it is not so counter-intuitive as Braddon-Mitchell suggests and further show that it requires no ‘semantic and metaphysical gymnastics’, as Chris Heathwood (Analysis 65:249–251, 2005) has suggested. In doing these things I make the problem of the past on the Growing-Block view a problem in its history, not its present.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/s11098-015-0514-1 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Growing Block, Temporal ontology, Zombies, The past |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages |
Depositing User: | Graeme Forbes |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2016 15:17 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:41 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/53801 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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