CFP: Philosophies: Temporal Ontology

Debating Temporal Ontology:

The Existence of Yesterday and

Tomorrow

Message from the Guest Editor

Temporal metaphysis has long been concerned with

temporal ontology; that is, the study of which times exist,

and, further, what nature times have (are they concrete

things or abstract objects). This Special Issue

investigates temporal ontology and its connection to a

broad range of questions about the nature of time and

experience. In this Special Issue, original research

articles are welcome. Research areas may include (but

are not limited to) the following:

- Temporal ontology and models of time (including

presentism, the growing block, eternalism)

- Connections between temporal ontology and temporal

passage

- Temporal ontology and time travel

- Temporal ontology and the ontological nature of times

(i.e., abstract versus concrete)

- Temporal ontology and temporal experience

- Temporal ontology and truthmaking

- Temporal ontology and modality

- Temporal ontology and freedom

- Change and temporal ontology

- Temporal ontology and physics (especially general

and special relativity, and quantum gravity)

- Temporal ontology, temporal direction, and ph