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What is it to "b" a relation?

Jonathan Tallant

pp. 117-132

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is two fold: first, I look to show Oaklander’s (The ontology of time. New York: Prometheus Books, 2004) theory of time to be false. Second, I show that the only way to salvage the B-theory is via the adopting of the causal theory of time, and allying this to Oaklander’s claim that tense is to be eliminated. I then raise some concerns with the causal theory of time. My conclusion is that, if one adopts eternalism, the unreality of time looks a better option than the B-theory.

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Published in:

(2008) Synthese 162 (1).

Pages: 117-132

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-007-9173-x

Full citation:

Tallant Jonathan (2008) „What is it to "b" a relation?“. Synthese 162 (1), 117–132.