Time Really Passes

It is common to dismiss the passage of time as illusory since its passage has not been captured within modern physical theories. I argue that this is a mistake. Other than the awkward fact that it does not appear in our physics, there is no indication that the passage of time is an illusion.

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Main Author: John D. Norton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Culturale Humana.Mente 2018-01-01
Series:Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies
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Online Access:http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/228
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spelling doaj-3926ba5520e348e889a561e11bb886cf2020-11-24T21:28:55ZengAssociazione Culturale Humana.MenteHumana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies1972-12932018-01-01413Time Really PassesJohn D. Norton0Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA. It is common to dismiss the passage of time as illusory since its passage has not been captured within modern physical theories. I argue that this is a mistake. Other than the awkward fact that it does not appear in our physics, there is no indication that the passage of time is an illusion. http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/228MetaphysicsPassage of TimeModern Physics
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description It is common to dismiss the passage of time as illusory since its passage has not been captured within modern physical theories. I argue that this is a mistake. Other than the awkward fact that it does not appear in our physics, there is no indication that the passage of time is an illusion.
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Passage of Time
Modern Physics
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