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Full Idea
It might be wondered whether or not there would be time if there were not mind.
Gist of Idea
Would there be time if there were no mind?
Source
Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 223a21)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Physics', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1996], p.115
A Reaction
I like his caution. Some people leap to the conclusion that time is a product of mind. Personally (with my strongly realist tendencies) I don't believe it.