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716What is temporal ontology?Philosophical Studies 175 (3): 793-807. 2018.Temporal ontology is the part of ontology involving the rival positions of presentism, eternalism, and the growing block theory. While this much is clear, it’s surprisingly difficult to elucidate the substance of the disagreement between presentists and eternalists. Certain events happened that are not happening now; what is it to disagree about whether these events exist? In spite of widespread suspicion concerning the status and methods of analytic metaphysics, skeptics’ doubts about this deba…Read more
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364Metaphysics, Science, and Religion: A Response to Hud HudsonJournal of Analytic Theology 5 613-620. 2017.ㅤThis is a response to Hud Hudson's book 'The Fall and Hypertime' (OUP).
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806On Whether B-Theoretic Atheists Should Fear DeathPhilosophia 43 (4): 1011-1021. 2015.In this paper I revisit a dispute between Mikel Burley and Robin Le Poidevin about whether or not the B-theory of time can give its adherents any reason to be less afraid of death. In ‘Should a B-theoretic atheist fear death?’, Burley argues that even on Le Poidevin’s understanding of the B-theory, atheists shouldn’t be comforted. His reason is that the prevalent B-theoretic account of our attitudes towards the past and future precludes treating our fear of death as unwarranted. I examine his ar…Read more
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