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The Metaphysical Possibility of Time Travel Fictions

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In some stories, time travellers cannot change the past. It is widely accepted that this is metaphysically possible. In some stories, time travellers can change the past. Many philosophers have… Click to show full abstract

In some stories, time travellers cannot change the past. It is widely accepted that this is metaphysically possible. In some stories, time travellers can change the past. Many philosophers have explained how that, too, is metaphysically possible. This paper considers narratives where sometimes the past can change and sometimes it cannot, arguing that this is also something that is possible. Further, I argue that we can make sense of stories where some events appear to be ‘fixed points in time’.

Keywords: time; time travel; travel fictions; possibility time; metaphysical possibility

Journal Title: Erkenntnis
Year Published: 2021

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