Is Time Real?: Origins and Functions of Time
In 1870 the world does not have standard time. Each county, each city, sometimes each village keeps its own time. In 1884, representatives from around the world meet in Washington D.C. to establish a common standard for time, the time zones that are...
Is Time Real?: Contrasting Perspectives on Time
J.M.E. McTaggart considered time unreal. "Past, present, and future," he said," are incompatible determinations.... No event can be more than one." Does the present enjoy privileged status in terms of its reality, or is it a subjective illusion of h...
Is Time Real?: Paradox of Time
Aristotle formulated one of the basic paradoxes of time. "Time, whether limitless or any given length, is made up of the no-longer and the not-yet. How can we conceive of that which is composed of non-existents?
The Past, The Future, and the Human Mind
Philosopher Daniel Dennett credits the development of distal perception capacity with the human ability to understand the world--including those things that are beneficial and those that are not--and make plans accordingly. Professor Dennett states ...