Eternalism (philosophy of Time) - Philosophical Objections

Philosophical Objections

Philosophers such as John Lucas argue that "The Block universe gives a deeply inadequate view of time. It fails to account for the passage of time, the pre-eminence of the present, the directedness of time and the difference between the future and the past"

The comment summarizes the main objections. In more detail, they are:

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