The end of mystery
Journal article
Baron, Sam and Colyvan, Mark. (2019). The end of mystery. American Philosophical Quarterly. 56(3), pp. 247-264. https://doi.org/10.2307/48570634
Authors | Baron, Sam and Colyvan, Mark |
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Abstract | Tim travels back in time and tries to kill his grandfather before his father was born. Tim fails. But why? Lewis’s response was to cite “coincidences”: Tim is the unlucky subject of gun jammings, banana peels, sudden changes of heart, and so on. A number of challenges have been raised against Lewis’s response. The latest of these focuses on explanation. This paper diagnoses the source of this new disgruntlement and offers an alternative explanation for Tim’s failure, one that Lewis would not have liked. The explanation is an obvious one but controversial, so it is defended against all the objections that can be mustered. |
Keywords | time; time travel; explanation; logic; paradox |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | American Philosophical Quarterly |
Journal citation | 56 (3), pp. 247-264 |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
ISSN | 0003-0481 |
2152-1123 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2307/48570634 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85069838874 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 247-264 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Jul 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Jan 2023 |
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