JONATHAN TALLANT JONATHAN.TALLANT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Philosophy
Nefarious presentism
Tallant, Jonathan; Ingram, David
Authors
David Ingram
Abstract
Presentists, who believe that only present objects exist, face a problem concerning truths about the past. Presentists should (but cannot) locate truth-makers for truths about the past. What can presentists say in response? We identify two rival factions: ‘upstanding’ and ‘nefarious’ presentists. Upstanding presentists aim to meet the challenge, positing presently existing truth-makers for truths about the past; nefarious presentists aim to shirk their responsibilities, using the language of truth-maker theory but without paying any ontological price. We argue that presentists should be nefarious presentists.
Citation
Tallant, J., & Ingram, D. (2015). Nefarious presentism. Philosophical Quarterly, 65(260), https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqu095
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 2, 2010 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 25, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jun 5, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Philosophical Quarterly |
Print ISSN | 0031-8094 |
Electronic ISSN | 0031-8094 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 65 |
Issue | 260 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqu095 |
Keywords | Presentism; truth-making; the truth-maker objection to presentism |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/753166 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqu095 |
Additional Information | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The Philosophical Quarterly following peer review. The version of record Tallant, J. and Ingram, D. (2015). “Nefarious Presentism,” The Philosophical Quarterly 65(260), pp. 355-371 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqu095 |
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