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Single Idea 7802

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / d. Time series]

Full Idea

The A-series puts events into past, present and future. The B-series puts events into a series based on relationships of 'before' and 'after'. McTaggart said the A-series was contradictory, and the B-series failed to cope with essential features of time.

Gist of Idea

A-series uses past, present and future; B-series uses 'before' and 'after'

Source

report of J.M.E. McTaggart (The Nature of Existence vol.2 [1927]) by Rod Girle - Modal Logics and Philosophy 8.10

Book Reference

Girle,Rod: 'Modal Logics and Philosophy' [Acumen 2000], p.137


A Reaction

The A-series is indexical.