A-theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:A-theory_of_time
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:growing_block_theory
presentism
moving spotlight theory
gptkbp:concerns philosophy of time
gptkbp:contrastsWith B-theory
gptkbp:debatedBy analytic philosophy
metaphysics
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:J._M._E._McTaggart
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A-theory
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:B-theory_of_time
gptkbp:originatedIn McTaggart's distinction between A-series and B-series
gptkbp:requires passage of time is real
present is metaphysically privileged
temporal becoming is objective
past, present, and future are fundamentally different
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waldhausen_K-theory
gptkb:Algebraic_K-theory_of_spaces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6