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On believing that time does not flow, but thinking that it seems to
Kristie Miller1, Alex O Holcombe2, Andrew J Latham1
1The Centre for Time and Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2006, Australiakristie_miller@yahoo.comandrew.latham@sydney.edu.auhttps://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/staff/profiles/kristie.miller.php https://philpeople.org/profiles/andrew-james-latham.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|December 13, 2019
Summary
Hoerl and McCormack proposed two temporal systems to explain time contradictions. This study argues there is no contradiction, but a tension between beliefs about time and subjective experiences, potentially explained by temporal updating mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Time
- Psychology of Time Perception
Background:
- Hoerl and McCormack (H&M) proposed distinct temporal updating and reasoning systems.
- These systems were suggested to resolve apparent contradictions in naive theories of time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To challenge the notion of an inherent contradiction in naive time theories.
- To explain the observed tension between sophisticated time beliefs and phenomenological experiences.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of H&M's temporal systems.
- Examination of the relationship between cognitive beliefs about time and subjective temporal experiences.
Main Results:
- The study posits that there is no inherent contradiction in naive theories of time.
- A tension exists between abstract beliefs about time and phenomenological states.
Conclusions:
- The temporal updating mechanism, as proposed by H&M, may contribute to the identified tension.
- Re-evaluation of temporal cognition models is needed to account for this subjective-objective discrepancy.
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