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Single Idea 14727

[filed under theme 9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism ]

Full Idea

Three-dimensionalists say that things have no 'temporal parts', that they 'endure', and that they are wholly present at every moment of their careers.

Gist of Idea

Three-dimensionalists assert 'enduring', being wholly present at each moment, and deny 'temporal parts'

Source

Theodore Sider (Four Dimensionalism [2001], 3)

Book Ref

Sider,Theodore: 'Four Dimensionalism' [OUP 2003], p.53

A Reaction

An obvious problem case for being wholly present would be the building and fitting of a large ship, where it might seem to be present before it was wholly present.

Related Idea

Idea 14726 Four-dimensionalists assert 'temporal parts', 'perduring', and being spread out over time [Sider]

The 12 ideas with the same theme [objects extend in space, but not in time]:

15275 'Dense' time raises doubts about continuous objects, so they need 'continuous' time [Harré/Madden]
9664 Endurance is the wrong account, because things change intrinsic properties like shape [Lewis]
9665 There are three responses to the problem that intrinsic shapes do not endure [Lewis]
12295 3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]
12298 Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]
8271 An object 'endures' if it is always wholly present, and 'perdures' if different parts exist at different times [Lowe]
14727 Three-dimensionalists assert 'enduring', being wholly present at each moment, and deny 'temporal parts' [Sider]
14738 Some might say that its inconsistency with time travel is a reason to favour three-dimensionalism [Sider]
16192 Endurance theory can relate properties to times, or timed instantiations to properties [Hawley]
16196 Endurance is a sophisticated theory, covering properties, instantiation and time [Hawley]
13924 The persistence of objects seems to be needed if the past is to explain the present [Haslanger]
13930 Persistence makes change and its products intelligible [Haslanger]