Essay plans

Question 1

Problems of Dynamic (3)

Answer 1

The tenseless truth conditions for tensed statements are obviously the right ones. (Mellor)/Why does time always pass at a constant rate and why does it never skip over any times?/ What property could presentness be?

Question 2

Problems of static (4)

Answer 2

If there are no tense facts or tense properties, why do we thank goodness when something is over? /Our asymmetric attitudes towards time/The appearance of time’s passage/The apparent specialness of the present:

Question 3

Dyn vs Sta (4)

Answer 3

If there are no tense facts or tense properties, why do we thank goodness when something is over? /The apparent specialness of the present/• The tenseless truth conditions for tensed statements are obviously the right ones. (Mellor)/ What property could presentness be?

Question 4

Argument against immaterialism (4)

Answer 4

The duplicating machine/The remote control argument/ electric dualism/cooperative dualism/ (continuity problem)

Question 5

Argument for imm (4)

Answer 5

Bt argument/variant of bt/body swapping/ (radical di)

Question 6

Imm vs mat

Answer 6

Bt argument/variant of bt/duplicating machine/remote control

Question 7

Problems of compound

Answer 7

Appearance of thinking/disembodied survival problem/apperance of materiality (amputation paradox)