চলমান স্পটলাইট তত্ত্ব: সাইডার-ডিজি বিতর্ক

Dhaka Bishwabidyalay Patrika 104 (2024)
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The discussion of time has held an important place in philosophy since ancient times. While characterizing time within this continuum, differences of opinion among philosophers on various issues have emerged, giving rise to various theories. One such theory is the moving spotlight theory, which conceptualizes the present as an instant of time akin to an object illuminated by a moving spotlight. Daniel Deasy highlights several misunderstandings surrounding the discussion of the moving spotlight theory. According to Deasy, one of the philosophers who misunderstood the moving spotlight theory is Theodore Sider. The main aim of this article is to present the debate between Sider and Deasy and to express my position in favor of Deasy. To achieve this goal, the present article discusses Deasy’s response to Sider’s position after explaining the moving spotlight theory from Sider’s perspective. Finally, the debate is critically assessed to demonstrate why Deasy’s position is more acceptable.

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Writing the Book of the World.Theodore Sider - 2011 - Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Objective Becoming.Bradford Skow - 2015 - Oxford: Oxford University Press UK.
The privileged present : Defending an "a-theory" of time.Dean Zimmerman - 2008 - In Theodore Sider, John P. Hawthorne & Dean W. Zimmerman, Contemporary debates in metaphysics. Malden, MA: Blackwell. pp. 211--225.
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