Time through time: Its evolution through western philosophy in seven ideas

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What is time? Just like everything else in the world, our understanding of time has changed continually over time. This article tracks this question through the history of Western philosophy and looks at major answers from the likes of Aristotle, Kant, and McTaggart.

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Critique of Pure Reason.I. Kant - 1787/1998 - Philosophy 59 (230):555-557.
The unreality of time.John Ellis McTaggart - 1908 - Mind 17 (68):457-474.
The myth of passage.Donald C. Williams - 1951 - Journal of Philosophy 48 (15):457-472.
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