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Single Idea 22884

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / i. Time and motion ]

Full Idea

Whether or not something is in motion should be a fact about that thing now, not a fact about the thing in its past or in its future.

Gist of Idea

The motion of a thing should be a fact in the present moment

Source

Adrian Bardon (Brief History of the Philosophy of Time [2013], 1 'Arrow')

Book Ref

Bardon,Adrian: 'Brief History of the Philosophy of Time' [OUP 2013], p.12

A Reaction

This is one of the present moment, in which nothing can occur if its magnitude is infinitely small. I have no solution to this problem.

The 4 ideas with the same theme [understanding motion in relation to time]:

22943 Instantaneous motion is an intrinsic disposition to be elsewhere [Le Poidevin]
22945 The dynamic view of motion says it is primitive, and not reducible to objects, properties and times [Le Poidevin]
22884 The motion of a thing should be a fact in the present moment [Bardon]
22892 Experiences of motion may be overlapping, thus stretching out the experience [Bardon]