Temporal passage

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This article explains that time flow is a subjective, mind-dependent phenomenon. The paper describes the nature of the subjective "present" of consciousness, and defines the mechanism that brings about this present's motion from past to future. The first section of the article demonstrates that existence is a dynamic process and shows that time arises from this process. The second section presents a geometric analysis of the present's motion. The third section contrasts space with time. In the last section, consciousness and time are discussed within the context of Einstein's theory of relativity.

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Time and becoming.J. J. C. Smart - 1980 - In Peter van Inwagen (ed.), Time and Cause. D. Reidel. pp. 3-15.

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