Relational passage of time

by Slavov, Matias

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Title Statements

Full title :Relational passage of time / Matias Slavov.

Summary

"This book defends a relational theory of the passage of time. The realist view of passage developed in this book differs from the robust, substantivalist position. According to relationism, passage is nothing over and above the succession of events, one thing coming after another. Causally related events are temporally arranged as they happen one after another along observers' worldlines. There is no unique global passage but a multiplicity of local passages of time. After setting out this positive argument for relationism, the author deals with five common objections to it: a) triviality of deflationary passage, b) a-directionality of passage, c) the impossibility of experiencing passage, d) fictionalism about passage, and e) the incompatibility of passage with perduring objects. Relational Passage of Time will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of time, metaphysics, and philosophy of physics"--.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2023

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:New York ; London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2023

The Physical Object

Description:vii, 136 Seiten : : Illustrationen ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781032122342, 103212234X
oclc:on1350773970

Relational, not substantial passage -- Relational passage is neither trivial nor question-begging -- Passage is directed -- We experience and misconceive passage -- Passage is not a fiction -- Time passes amidst perduring objects.