The Way Things are: Basic Readings in MetaphysicsThis anthology of classic and contemporary readings addresses the major areas of metaphysical inquiry: personal identity and responsibility; free will and determinism; change and time; existence and non-existence; the mind-body problem; and causal determinism and free will. |
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... present moment . Past events did exist , but exist no longer , and future events , even if they will exist , do not ... present exists . ( 2 ) Past events and future events are not in the present . Therefore , ( 3 ) Past and future ...
... present moment . Past events did exist , but exist no longer , and future events , even if they will exist , do not ... present exists . ( 2 ) Past events and future events are not in the present . Therefore , ( 3 ) Past and future ...
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... present . That means that there is no temporal passage , and to reject temporal passage is to reject the existence of time . Theorists who find this intolerable may respond by rejecting the claim that only the present exists , but that ...
... present . That means that there is no temporal passage , and to reject temporal passage is to reject the existence of time . Theorists who find this intolerable may respond by rejecting the claim that only the present exists , but that ...
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... present in the mind , whereby the same thinking thing would be always consciously present , and , as would be thought , evidently the same to itself . But that which seems to make the difficulty is this , that this consciousness being ...
... present in the mind , whereby the same thinking thing would be always consciously present , and , as would be thought , evidently the same to itself . But that which seems to make the difficulty is this , that this consciousness being ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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