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(2008) Synthese 162 (1).
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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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-007-9173-x
Full citation:
Tallant, J. (2008). What is it to "b" a relation?. Synthese 162 (1), pp. 117-132.
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