论文标题
永恒主义和超平面问题
Eternalism and the Problem of Hyperplanes
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论文摘要
永恒主义是过去，现在和未来的观点。支持这种观点的典型论点依靠同时性的相对论。假定“同样真实”的关系是通过同时性超平面连接的空间类别事件之间的传递性。这种推理与同时性的常规性紧张。常规性表明，即使在特定帧中，同时性也基于同步参数的选择。因此，永恒主义的论点受到损害。本文提出了不铰接超平面的替代永恒策略。尽管我们缺乏对永恒主义的严格证明，但仍然有充分的理由更喜欢永恒主义而不是介绍主义。
Eternalism is the view that the past, the present and the future exist simpliciter. A typical argument in favor of this view leans on the relativity of simultaneity. The 'equally real with' relation is assumed to be transitive between spacelike separated events connected by hyperplanes of simultaneity. This reasoning is in tension with the conventionality of simultaneity. Conventionality indicates that, even within a specific frame, simultaneity is based on the choice of the synchronization parameter. Hence the argument for eternalism is compromised. This paper lays out alternative eternalist strategies which do not hinge on hyperplanes. While we lack a rigorous proof for eternalism, there are still cogent reasons to prefer eternalism over presentism.
