Presentism, the view that only what’s present exists, seems to be intuitively very appealing. The intuitive appeal of presentism constitutes a main reason for treating the view as a serious option and worthy of consideration. In this paper, I argue that the appearance of presentism’s intuitiveness is based upon a series of misconceptions.
The Myth of Presentism’s Intuitive Appeal / G. Torrengo. - In: PHENOMENOLOGY AND MIND. - ISSN 2280-7853. - 2017:12(2017), pp. 50-55. [10.13128/Phe_Mi-21105]
The Myth of Presentism’s Intuitive Appeal
G. TorrengoPrimo
2017
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Presentism, the view that only what’s present exists, seems to be intuitively very appealing. The intuitive appeal of presentism constitutes a main reason for treating the view as a serious option and worthy of consideration. In this paper, I argue that the appearance of presentism’s intuitiveness is based upon a series of misconceptions.
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