
Publication details
Year: 2008
Pages: 269-284
Series: Synthese
Full citation:
, "Time, tense, truth", Synthese 160 (2), 2008, pp. 269-284.
Abstract
A theory of time is a theory of the nature of temporal reality, and temporal reality determines the truth-value of temporal sentences. Therefore it is reasonable to ask how a theory of time can account for the way the truth of temporal sentences is determined. This poses certain challenges for both the A theory and the B theory of time. In this paper, I outline an account of temporal sentences. The key feature of the account is that the primary bearers of truth-values are not utterances, but sentences evaluated with respect to a time. I argue that unlike other views, the present proposal can meet the challenges faced both by the A and the B theory.
Publication details
Year: 2008
Pages: 269-284
Series: Synthese
Full citation:
, "Time, tense, truth", Synthese 160 (2), 2008, pp. 269-284.