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oapen-20.500.12657-557872023-07-05T13:11:10Z Relational Passage of Time Slavov, Matias B-theory of time block universe view causal events directionality of passage eternalism illusion of passage Matias Slavov measuring passage metaphysics Newtonian mechanics perspectival matter philosophy of time relationalism relational passage of time spacetime temporal fictionalism temporal passage temporal relations bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPJ Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology 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. 2022-05-31T14:14:36Z 2022-05-31T14:14:36Z 2023 book ONIX_20220531_9781000635201_50 9781000635201 9781032123745 9781003224235 9781032122342 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/55787 eng Routledge Studies in Metaphysics application/pdf n/a 9781000635201.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003224235 10.4324/9781003224235 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9d09d344-0ea4-4009-92d1-144a10d49277 9781000635201 9781032123745 9781003224235 9781032122342 Routledge 148 [...] open access
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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.
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