A.N. Prior's Notion of the Present

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Abstract

This paper presents a fresh look at A.N. Prior's Notion of The Present (1970), in order to cast light on the article through Prior's own notes from the Bodleian library. This will be done in order to evaluate two critiques of Prior's notion of the present: That is self-contradictory (see [17]), and that it is unable to account for change (see [6]). This article will argue that a revisit to Prior's notes will provide clarity at places where confusion gives ground to criticism of Prior's definition as self-contradictory. The notes will also underline how radical Prior's notion of the present is, and that he was aware of it. They thus help us to see more clearly what Prior actually meant by saying that the present is the real considered in relation to two realms of unreality, namely the past and the future.
Original languageEnglish
Book seriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume6789 LNAI
Pages (from-to)36-45
Number of pages10
ISSN0302-9743
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventInternational Workshop on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Time and Time Perception - Athen, Greece
Duration: 7 Oct 20108 Oct 2010

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Time and Time Perception
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthen
Period07/10/201008/10/2010

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