Interdisciplinary perspectives on the flow of time. (29th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rickles, Dean; Kon, Maria
• Other Names: Rickles Dean guestEditor.; Kon Maria guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Volume 1326(2014)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2014-09-29
• Subjects: flow of time -- temporal illusions -- time perception -- quantum gravity; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12546
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0077-8923

Abstract

Abstract : Where does the study of the flow of time belong: physics, the cognitive sciences, philosophy, or somewhere else? Physicists and philosophers have set themselves up into two camps: those who believe there is genuine flow or becoming in the world and those who believe there is just a block of events. What had not been considered is whether the subjective feeling of flow of time is the same the world over, whether it could be tampered with by brain injury, or whether it is present at all developmental stages. We lay out the problem, explain terms, and provide synopses of relevant ideas.