UNGROUNDED CAUSAL CHAINS AND BEGINNINGLESS TIME

被引:7
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作者
Luna, Laureano [1 ]
机构
[1] IES Doctor Francisco Marin, Dept Philosophy, Carrefera Puerta S-N, Silos 23380, Spain
关键词
recursively defined function; Benardete's paradox; Yablo's paradox; causality; time; irreversibility;
D O I
10.12775/LLP.2009.014
中图分类号
B81 [逻辑学(论理学)];
学科分类号
010104 ; 010105 ;
摘要
We use two logical resources, namely, the notion of recursively defined function and the Benardete-Yablo paradox, together with some inherent features of causality and time, as usually conceived, to derive two results: that no ungrounded causal chain exists and that time has a beginning.
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页码:297 / 307
页数:11
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