Questions tagged [time]
By Einstein's definition, time is what clocks measure – but how can we define “clock” without referring to time? This tag is for such philosophical questions about the many unresolved issues concerning time. Though this includes questions about the interpretation of physical theories and concepts, if your question is about what current physics can quantitatively predict or explain, it is probably not about philosophy and therefore off-topic.
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Does time flow?
Numerous questions have been asked here about the nature of time, its existence and its origins, etc. Over on Physics Stack Exchange I have previously asked about the relativity of time, and obviously ...
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Does logic disprove that time exists?
I'm aware of other threads on time, but I think this one is narrow in that it's mostly dealing with one argument "against" it, namely that time does not exist:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-...
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To what extent does the *labeling* of terms in the sequence (assigning them to earlier vs. later times) determine whether “motion” occurs?
Zeno’s paradox (e.g. Achilles and the tortoise) is often formulated as an infinite sequence of spatial points:
0, 1/2 , 3/4 , 7/8 , ...
Before Achilles can reach the end,...
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Michael Huemer's paper argues reincarnation is real: Is there any flaw in his reasoning?
I recently read Michael Huemer's paper "Existence Is Proof of Immortality" where he argues, from a fully secular and logical perspective, that reincarnation is not only plausible but real. I ...
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Given an infinite future, will we all be reincarnated? [closed]
This is a very speculative question, so bear with me.
Suppose that after the heat death of the universe, time continues for eternity. Occasionally, quantum fluctuations and spontaneous entropy ...
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What are the A‑, B‑, C‑, D‑, and Moving‑Spotlight theories of time, and how do they relate? [closed]
I’m trying to get a clear overview of the four-five main positions about time in contemporary metaphysics:
A‑Theory (“dynamic theory of time”): time flows; there’s a privileged “now” that moves along ...
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Does time exist? What is time? [closed]
Ok so, this may seem like a question and suited for the physics stack exchange -- however, I mean the question in the philosophical sense.
Empiricism seems to imply that time is a human-constructed ...
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Spacetime and illusion [closed]
After reading various websites, I started to wonder what is spacetime and how is it different from the way we humans experience or perceive time? Is is possible that time really just an illusion?
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Why does a beginning of time imply the existence of God according to W. L. Craig?
Some versions of the cosmological argument (developed by William Lane Craig) argue that an actual infinite past is impossible, so time must have had a beginning. I find that reasoning plausible.
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Ontological categories, is there anyone that considers for example, having existed as being categorically different to what will or what does exist
To explain futher, I was talking to someone who categorised existence in four ways: what will exist, what does exist, what did exist, and what doesnt exist as opposed to the usuall dichotomy of ...
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Does anybody know of a good critical discussion of Kant's First Antinomy?
Does anybody know of an article (or book) discussing a response to Kant's First Antinomy (i.e., in a critical, contemporary context, not in a historical one)?
I've come across the point that modern ...
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Motion (change), time and causality [duplicate]
Could there be motion or change without time? If yes how to imagine it? Also since causality requires that the cause occurrence must be before the occurrence of the effect is causality required ...
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Is "What is time?" the most fundamental question about time? [closed]
I was thinking; Is, "What is time?!", the most fundamental Question about Time, or is there even more fundamentlar Question, The answer of which requires, something like "Time", to ...
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Is subjective time "parallel" across multiple conscious beings?
If 8 billion people are each consciously experiencing the same 1 hour span of objective time, can we say that 8 billion distinct hours of subjective experience are occurring in parallel?
This raises a ...
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What defines the Boundary of a Moment? [closed]
I was thinking about Moment, can a Moment lie in past and present and future. Maybe, but doesn't look that way intuitively, so there must be boundary to Moment. What does that boundary look like? Does ...
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