Thesis
Time, change and reality
- Alternative title:
- a new theory of persistence
- Abstract:
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In my thesis I will be proposing situationalism: a new theory of how it is that things change over time. It is B-theoretic, eternalist and endurantist. The central contention of the theory is that what is true can differ in a metaphysically significant way from time to time.
The theory emerges as a solution to the problem of change. In my first chapter, I argue that change is genuinely problematic (contra some of the recent literature). There are at least three ways to generate probl...
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Authors
Contributors
+ Rodriguez-Pereyra, G
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
+ Dorr, C
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6729
- Deposit date:
- 2013-02-28
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Pickup, M
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available via ORA.
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