Trouble on the horizon for presentism
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Baron, Samuel and Bihan, Baptiste Le. (2023). Trouble on the horizon for presentism. Philosophers' Imprint. 23(1), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3998/phimp.823
Authors | Baron, Samuel and Bihan, Baptiste Le |
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Abstract | Surface presentism is the combination of a general relativistic physics with a presentist metaphysics. In this paper, we provide an argument against this combination based on black holes. The problem focuses on the notion of an event horizon. We argue that the present locations of event horizons are ontologically dependent on future black hole regions, and that this dependence is incompatible with presentism. We consider five responses to the problem available to the surface presentist, and argue that none succeed. Surface presentism thus faces the prospect of empirical refutation based on the evidence available for the existence of black holes. |
Keywords | Presentism; Ontological Dependence; Physics; Time; Black Holes |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Philosophers' Imprint |
Journal citation | 23 (1), pp. 1-19 |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
ISSN | 1533-628X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3998/phimp.823 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/phimp/article/id/823/ |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-19 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Mar 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Aug 2024 |
Additional information | © 2023, Sam Baron and Baptiste Le Bihan |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons | |
Place of publication | United States |
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