Abstract

The paper examines the relation between presentism and the experience of the present moment. Some presentists believe that our experience of the present moment is in correspondence with the presentistic theory of the present moment. This link between our experience and presentism seems to be one of the main motivational factors for adopting presentism as a correct theory about the nature of time. The paper points to two problems with this line of reasoning. First, the direct incorporation of the experienced present leads to a theoretical inconsistency within presentism. Second, the incorporation of the theoretical present, which is consistent with presentism leads to a conflict with the belief that presentism is in correspondence with our experience of the present moment.