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Ideas for 'Every Thing Must Go', 'Abstract of 'The Fourfold Root'' and 'Foundations of Geometry'

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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / b. Relative time
4189 Time may be defined as the possibility of mutually exclusive conditions of the same thing [Schopenhauer]
     Full Idea: Time may be defined as the possibility of mutually exclusive conditions of the same thing.
     From: Arthur Schopenhauer (Abstract of 'The Fourfold Root' [1813], Ch.IV)
     A reaction: An off-beat philosophical view of the question. Sounds more like a consequence of time than its essential nature.
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism
14938 A fixed foliation theory of quantum gravity could make presentism possible [Ladyman/Ross]
     Full Idea: It has been pointed out that presentism is an open question in so far as a fixed foliation theory of quantum gravity has not been ruled out.
     From: J Ladyman / D Ross (Every Thing Must Go [2007], 3.7.2 n75)
     A reaction: [They cite B.Monton for this point] I don't understand this idea, but I'll have it anyway. Google 'fixed foliation' for me, as I'm too busy.