Trouble on the Horizon for Presentism
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Surface presentism is the combination of a general relativistic physics with presentist metaphysics. In this paper, we provide an argument against based on black holes. The problem focuses notion event horizon. We argue that present locations horizons are ontologically dependent future hole regions, and dependence incompatible presentism. consider five responses to available surface presentist, none succeed. thus faces prospect empirical refutation evidence for existence
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophers' Imprint
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1533-628X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/phimp.823