Single Idea 23788

[catalogued under 9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism]

Full Idea

'Perdurantism' is the view that objects persist by being composed of temporal parts. When it is commonly combined with the eternalist account of the ontology of time, the result is known as 'four-dimensionalism'.

Gist of Idea

Four-Dimensional is Perdurantism (temporal parts), plus Eternalism

Source

Neil E. Williams (The Powers Metaphysics [2019], 08.1)

Book Reference

Williams,Neil E.: 'The Powers Metaphysics' [OUP 2019], p.175


A Reaction

At last, a clear account of the distinction between these two! They're both wrong. He says the result is the spatiotemporal 'worm' view (i.e. one temporal extended thing, rather than a collection of parts).