No. 13 (2020): Time and the Continuum
Edited by Cord Friebe e Marcello Garibbo
Despite the development of a rigorous mathematical definition of continuity through the development of set theory at the end of the 19th century, the continuity of time still remains a problem for the contemporary philosophy. This holds especially for those theories that accentuate the dynamic nature of time and change, such as the A-theory and in particular presentism. For, how can we conceive time as something continuous and extended, if this is dynamic and hence in eternal becoming? How should we understand the dynamical continuity of time in opposition to the static continuity of space? Through an analysis of different conceptions of the continuum in the history of philosophy, the present issue intends to explore different answers to this question.
Published:
2020-09-15
