The Passage of Time is Not an Illusion
It's a Projection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21371336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Bardon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-506 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8191 • E-ISSN: 1469-817X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0031819123000207 |
| OpenAlex | W4386442991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay aims to review and clarify an emerging consensus among philosophers of time: that belief in the passage of time is not a matter of illusion but rather the result of a variety of cognitive error. I argue that this error is best described in terms of psychological projection, properly understood. A close analysis of varieties of projection reveals how well this phenomenon accounts for belief in dynamic temporal passage and the objective becoming of events. A projectivist account of belief in the passage of time is, in actuality, already predominant in contemporary philosophy of time; but the language of illusion still used by many theorists is hampering recognition of the nature of the solution as well as the recent progress towards consensus
Algorithm · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Illusion · Phenomenon · Projection (relational algebra) · Variety (cybernetics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Philosophy, Science, and History · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |