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Ideas for Hans Reichenbach, B Hale / C Wright and Roy Sorensen

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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow
The direction of time is grounded in the direction of causation [Reichenbach, by Ladyman/Ross]
     Full Idea: Reichenbach argued that temporal asymmetry is grounded in causal asymmetry.
     From: report of Hans Reichenbach (The Direction of Time [1956]) by J Ladyman / D Ross - Every Thing Must Go
     A reaction: I'm not sure that I can make sense of giving priority either to time or to causation when it comes to this asymmetry. How do you decide which one is boss?