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Article

Changing, Annulling and Otherwising the Past

Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA
Philosophies 2021, 6(3), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies6030071
Submission received: 3 August 2021 / Revised: 24 August 2021 / Accepted: 25 August 2021 / Published: 30 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Time Travel)

Abstract

Despite a growing number of models argument for the logical possibility of changing the past there continues to be resistance to and confusion surrounding the possibility of changing the past. In this paper I shall attempt to mitigate the resistance and alleviate at least some of the confusion by distinguishing changing the past from what Richard Hanley calls ‘annulling’ the past and distinguishing both from what I shall call ‘otherwising’ the past.
Keywords: time travel; logical possibility; changing; fixing; annulling; otherwising time travel; logical possibility; changing; fixing; annulling; otherwising

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Goddu, G.C. Changing, Annulling and Otherwising the Past. Philosophies 2021, 6, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies6030071

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Goddu, G. C. (2021). Changing, Annulling and Otherwising the Past. Philosophies, 6(3), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies6030071

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