The Unrealities of Time
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3888944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Baptiste Le Bihan (0000-0002-1245-1373, Université de Rennes, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-44 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217314000626 |
| OpenAlex | W2084498223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
Is time flowing? A-theorists say 'yes', B-theorists say 'no'. But both take time to be real, which means that B-theorists accept that time is real, even if lacking a property usually ascribed to it. In this paper, I ask what the different properties usually ascribed to time there are in order to draw the list of different possible kinds of realism and anti-realism about time. As we will see, there are three main kinds of anti-realism. I will argue that if time is defined as the universe's fourth dimension, there is no way time could be unreal
Dimension (graph theory) · Economics · Epistemology · Fourth Dimension · Order (exchange) · Physics · Property (philosophy) · Pure mathematics · Quantum mechanics · Realism · Spacetime · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |