A Logical Framework for the Spotlight Theory of Time

Ciro De Florio; Aldo Frigerio; Alessandro Giordani

A Logical Framework for the Spotlight Theory of Time

Ciro De Florio, Aldo Frigerio, Alessandro Giordani

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, to provide a conceptual analysis of the so called moving spotlight theory of time, highlighting its underlying metaphysical assumptions; on the other hand, to develop a semantics for a temporal logic which allows us to grasp the philosophical background of this theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Logic and Philosophy of Time: Further Themes from Prior
Editors	Per Hasle, Peter Øhrstrøm Patrick Blackburn
Pages	113-126
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Dynamic Temporal Logic
Logic of Time
Spotlight Theory of Time

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A Logical Framework for the Spotlight Theory of Time

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