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SR and the B-theory
pp. 3-34
Résumé
In Part I of our inquiry we wish to consider the principal arguments typically adduced on behalf of a tenseless or B-Theory of time. The reader may be surprised to find no mention of McTaggart's Paradox. This is because McTaggart's famous argument is, as I understand it, primarily an argument against the reality of tense and, hence, an A-Theory of time. Rather than being a positive demonstration of the B-Theory, it attempts to show the logical incoherence of the tensed theory and so is best considered as an objection to the A-Theory of time. Accordingly, I have discussed it as such in my companion volume The Tensed Theory of Time: a Critical Examination. In this volume we wish to consider arguments which seek to demonstrate more positively the truth of a B-Theory of time.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Craig William Lane (2000) The tenseless theory of time: a critical examination. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 3-34
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3473-8_1
Citation complète:
Craig William Lane, 2000, SR and the B-theory. In W.L. Craig The tenseless theory of time (3-34). Dordrecht, Springer.