McTaggart on time
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Contemporary discussions on the nature of time begin with McTaggart, who introduces the distinction between what he takes to be the only two possible realist theories of time: the A-theory, maintaining that past, present, and future are absolute; and the B-theory, maintaining that they are relative. McTaggart argues against both theories to conclude that time is not real. In this paper, I reconstruct his argument against the A-theory. Then, I show that this argument is flawed. Finally, I draw a lesson for those engaged in contemporary discussions on the nature of time.References
McTaggart, John Ellis, “Time”, pp. 8–31 in: The Nature of Existence, vol. 2, C.D. Broad (ed.), New York: Cambridge University Press, 1927.
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2004-12-21
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GOLDBERG, Nathaniel. McTaggart on time. Logic and Logical Philosophy. Online. 21 December 2004. Vol. 13, no. 13, pp. 71-76. [Accessed 20 April 2024]. DOI 10.12775/LLP.2004.004.
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