Passage and Perception
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چکیده
I shall refer to all theories according to which time passes (including dynamic versions of presentism, ‘growing block’ theories, ‘shrinking tree’ theories, and so on) under the umbrella term ‘A-theory’, and I shall use the term ‘B-theory’ in the standard way to refer to the theory according to which time does not pass, and although events are ordered in time there is no objective present time. Many philosophers, both Aand B-theorists, have agreed that in experience we are, or at least seem to be, aware of time passing:
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