How is the asymmetry between the open future and the fixed past to be characterized?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02164-2
Abstract: A basic intuition we have regarding the nature of time is that the future is open whereas the past is fixed. For example, whereas we think that there are things we can do to affect… read more here.
Keywords: asymmetry open; asymmetry; open future; future fixed ... See more keywords
True-to-Hume laws and the open-future (or Hypertemporal Humeanism)
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2018.1428391
Abstract: Take open-future Humeanism to comprise the following four tenets: (T1) that truth supervenes on a mosaic of local particular matters of fact; (T2) that there are no necessary connections between distinct existences; (T3) that there… read more here.
Keywords: future; hume laws; true hume; open future ... See more keywords
Against the Russellian open future
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DOI: 10.1093/mind/fzv189
Abstract: In this paper, we argue that this proposed analysis of ‘will’ both lacks linguistic motivation and faces a variety of significant problems. We show that the standard arguments for Russell’s treatment of definite descriptions fail… read more here.
Keywords: russellian open; analysis; open future; russellian analysis ... See more keywords