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Time, flow, and space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Craig Callender*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093. ccallender@ucsd.eduwww.craigcallender.com

Abstract

Does a temporal dual process theory explain the illusive flow of time? I point out one shortcoming of such a theory and propose an alternative that does not require either dual cognitive processes or demand such a stark asymmetry between space and time in the brain.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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