There's no time like the present (in Minkowski spacetime)
Philosophy of Science 67 (3):574 (2000)
| Abstract | Mark Hinchliff concludes a recent paper, "The Puzzle of Change," with a section entitled "Is the Presentist Refuted by the Special Theory of Relativity?" His answer is "no." I respond by arguing that presentists face great difficulties in merely stating their position in Minkowski spacetime. I round up some likely candidates for the job and exhibit their deficiencies | |||||||||
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