Single Idea 13997

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism]

Full Idea

Maybe Presentists can paraphrase singular propositions about the past, into purely general past- and future-tensed sentences.

Gist of Idea

Maybe Presentists can paraphrase singular propositions about the past

Source

Ned Markosian (A Defense of Presentism [2004], 3.5)

Book Reference

'Persistence: contemporary readings', ed/tr. Haslanger,S/|Kurtz,RM [MIT 2006], p.314


A Reaction

I'm not clear why Markosian worries about singular propositions, but is happy with general ones. Surely the latter refer as much as the former to what doesn't exist? Markosian objects that the paraphrase has a different meaning.

Related Idea

Idea 13991 Presentism has the problem that if Socrates ceases to exist, so do propositions about him [Markosian]