Presentism and fatalism.

It is widely believed that presentism is compatible with both a libertarian view of human freedom and an unrestricted principle of bivalence. I argue that, in fact, presentists must choose between bivalence and libertarianism: if presentism is true, then either the future is open or no one is free i...

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Publicado en:Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 511 - 525
Autor principal: Rea, MichaelC.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2006
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Sumario:It is widely believed that presentism is compatible with both a libertarian view of human freedom and an unrestricted principle of bivalence. I argue that, in fact, presentists must choose between bivalence and libertarianism: if presentism is true, then either the future is open or no one is free in the way that libertarians understand freedom.