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Philosophical thinking about time is characterized by tensions between competing conceptions. Different sources of evidence yield different conclusions about it. Common sense suggests there is an objective present, and that time is dynamic. Science recognizes neither feature. This Element examines M...

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Main Author: Dyke, Heather (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021].
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in metaphysics.
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