Tag: presentism
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Existence is Tenseless
The Ostrich inquires, You hold that [instances of] both (1) and (2) below are true. (1) X is no longer temporally present and (2) X exists tenselessly. Fair enough. But what does ‘exist tenselessly’ mean? To exist tenselessly is just to exist. To exist is to be something. More precisely, it is to be…
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Presentism, Truthmakers, and Ex-Concrete Objects: Some Questions for Francesco Orilia
Here is an interesting little antilogism to break our heads against: A. Presentism: Only what exists at present, exists. B. Datum: There are past-tensed truths. C. Truthmaker Principle: If p is a contingent truth, then there is a truthmaker T such that (i) T makes true p, and (ii) T exists when p is true.…