Thisness Presentism outlines and defends a novel version of presentism, the view that only
present entities exist and what is present really changes, a view of time that captures a real …

Hyperintensionality and Normativity Page 1 Federico LGFaroldi Hyperintensionality and
Normativity Page 2 Hyperintensionality and Normativity Page 3 Federico LG Faroldi …

Metaphysicians now typically distinguish between a theory's ontology and its ideology. But
besides a few cursory efforts, no one has explained the role of ideology in theory choice. In …

How do we explain the truth of true propositions? Truthmaker theory is the branch of
metaphysics that explores the relationships between what is true and what exists. It plays an …

4 A branching succession of fragments with respect to F 0. 88 5 Reality is constituted only by
facts in h 1. 91 6 Twin paradox scenario. 128 7 An 'expanded'representation of fragments …

Investigation into the reality of time can be pursued within the ontological domain or it can
also span human thought and natural language. I propose to approach time by correlating …

There are several intertwined debates in the area of contemporary philosophy of time. One
field of inquiry is the nature of time itself. Presentists think that only the present moment …

Cross‐temporal grounding is a type of grounding whereby present facts about the past (for
example that Caesar was alive) are explained in terms of past facts (for example that Caesar …

Truthmaking is the metaphysical exploration of the idea that what is true depends upon what
exists. Truthmaker theorists argue about what the truthmaking relation involves, which truths …

ABSTRACT David Lewis [1986. On the Plurality of Worlds. Oxford: Basil Blackwell
Publishers] famously declares that presentism is unable to allow for objects to persist and …