The Presentist’s Dilemma

Philosophical Studies 122 (3):213-225 (2005)
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This paper defends three theses: that presentism is either trivial or untenable; that the debate between tensed and tenseless theories of time is not about the status of presentism; and that there is no temporal analogue of the modal thesis of actualism.

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10.1007/s11098-005-1784-9

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