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[from 'Intro to 'Questions of Time and Tense'' by Robin Le Poidevin, in 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / c. Tenses and time ]

Full Idea

A worry haunts the denial of tense: if tense is just mind-dependent, then minds at least themselves must be tensed.

Gist of Idea

At the very least, minds themselves seem to be tensed

Source

Robin Le Poidevin (Intro to 'Questions of Time and Tense' [1998], 2)

Book Reference

'Questions of Time and Tense', ed/tr. Le Poidevin,R [OUP 2002], p.4