Ideas from 'Scientific Thought' by C.D. Broad [1923], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Scientific Thought' by Broad,C.D. [Routledge 2010,978-0-415-61413-9]].
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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A thing is simply a long event, linked by qualities, and spatio-temporal unity
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If short-lived happenings like car crashes are 'events', why not long-lived events like Dover Cliffs?
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / g. Growing block
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The present and past exist, but the future does not [Dummett]
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We could say present and past exist, but not future, so that each event adds to the total history
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / d. Time series
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We imagine the present as a spotlight, moving across events from past to future
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