Phenomenology and Mind

No. 12 (2017): New Trends in Philosophy
Invited Contributions

The Myth of Presentism’s Intuitive Appeal

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  • Giuliano Torrengo
Giuliano Torrengo
Centre for Philosophy of Time, Department of Philosophy, University of Milan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-21105

Published 2017-08-09

Keywords

  • presentism,
  • eternalism,
  • common sense

How to Cite

Torrengo, G. (2017). The Myth of Presentism’s Intuitive Appeal. Phenomenology and Mind, (12), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-21105
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Abstract

Presentism, the view that only what’s present exists, seems to be intuitively very appealing. The intuitive appeal of presentism constitutes a main reason for treating the view as a serious option and worthy of consideration. In this paper, I argue that the appearance of presentism’s intuitiveness is based upon a series of misconceptions.

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