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C-Theory of Time: Possibility of Time Without Direction
Naoyuki Kajimoto1
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Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing
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Abstract
In philosophy of time, there are two major positions: A-theory and B-theory. Although they disagree concerning various issues, both assume that time must have objective direction. Recently some philosophers such as Price (1996) and Farr (2020) challenge this assumption and propose C-theory, according to which there is no objective temporal direction. The aim of this talk is to explain and motivate C-theory. First, I explain what C-theory is by clarifying the difference between B-theory and C-theory and what it means for time to have a direction. Second, I motivate C-theory by presenting some arguments against B-theory.
Keywords
Direction of Time; McTaggart; B-theory; Entropic Theory of Time
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