Ideas from 'Goodbye Growing Block' by Trenton Merricks [2006], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Oxford Studies in Metaphysics vol.2' (ed/tr Zimmerman,Dean W.) [OUP 2006,978-0-19-929059-8]].

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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism

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Eternalism says all times are equally real, and future and past objects and properties are real

			Full Idea: Eternalism says all times are equally real. Objects existing at past times and objects existing at future times are just as real as objects existing at the present. Properties had at past and future times are as much properties as those at the present.
			From: Trenton Merricks (Goodbye Growing Block [2006], 1)
			A reaction: He adds that the present is therefore 'subjective', resulting from one's perspective. Why would eternalists reject their subjective experiences of time, unless they reject all their other subjective experiences as well?

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / g. Growing block

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Growing block has a subjective present and a growing edge - but these could come apart

			Full Idea: Merricks argues that the growing block view says that we live in the subjective present, and that there is a growing edge of being, but he then suggests that these two could come apart, and it would make no difference, so the growing block is incoherent.
			From: report of Trenton Merricks (Goodbye Growing Block [2006], 4) by PG - Db (ideas)
			A reaction: [I think that is the nub of his argument. I couldn't find a concise summary in his words]