Recently, some have attempted to reformulate debates in first-order metaphysics,
particularly in the metaphysics of time and modality, for reasons due to Williamson (Modal …

Fragmentalism was originally introduced as a new A-theory of time. It was further refined and
discussed, and different developments of the original insight have been proposed. In a …

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 …

This paper argues that what is currently the most popular version of temporal Fragmentalism—
'unstructured'temporal Fragmentalism, as I shall call it—faces a problem of Tensed Belief …

In this paper, I will argue that there is a version of possibilism—inspired by the modal
analogue of Kit Fine's fragmentalism—that can be combined with a weakening of actualism …

It has been argued recently that one major difficulty facing the A-theory of time consists in the
view's failure to provide a satisfactory account of the passage of time. Critics have objected …

The temporal, first‐personal, and modal domains in metaphysics involve a range of
perspectives on reality: the perspective of the present as opposed to those of other times, the …

The aim of this paper is to argue that the adoption of an unrestricted principle of bivalence is
compatible with a metaphysics that (i) denies that the future is real,(ii) adopts nomological …

The idea of fragmentalism has been proposed by Kit Fine as a non-standard view of tense
realism. This paper examines a modal version of the view, called modal fragmentalism …

I examine the relation between naturalistically motivated and other critiques of grounding
and similar critiques of the contrast between A-and B-theoretic views of time. I argue that …