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[from 'How Things Persist' by Katherine Hawley, in 9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism ]

Full Idea

A question for perdurance theory is whether it can account for the special concern we feel for our own future selves.

Gist of Idea

How does perdurance theory explain our concern for our own future selves?

Source

Katherine Hawley (How Things Persist [2001], 1.8)

Book Reference

Hawley,Katherine: 'How Things Persist' [OUP 2004], p.35


A Reaction

That is one of those questions that begins to look very mysterious whatever your theory. I favour endurantism, but me next year looks a very remote person for me to be concerned about, in comparison with the people around me now.