Our concept of time

Samuel Baron

Kristie Miller

pp. 29-52

in: Valtteri Arstila, Peter Øhrstrøm (eds), Philosophy and psychology of time, Berlin, Springer, 2016

Abstract

In this chapter we argue that our concept of time is a functional concept. We argue that our concept of time is such that time is whatever it is that plays the time role, and we spell out what we take the time role to consist in. We evaluate this proposal against a number of other analyses of our concept of time, and argue that it better explains various features of our dispositions as speakers and our practices as agents.