Temporal parts Counterpart theory
perdurantism view material objects not wholly present @ single instant of time; instead, temporal parts said present. sometimes, in theory of relativity expressed minkowski, path traced object through spacetime. according ted sider, “temporal parts theory claim time space in 1 particular respect, namely, respect parts.” sider associates endurantism c-relation between temporal parts. (see also: argument temporary intrinsics). sider defends revised way of counting. instead of counting individual objects, timeline slices or temporal parts of object used. sider discusses example of counting road segments instead of roads simpliciter. (sider 2001:188-192). (compare lewis 1993.) sider argues that, if knew material object go through fission , split two, not there 2 objects located @ same spacetime region. (sider 2001:189) how can 1 predicate temporal properties of these momentary temporal parts? here c-relation comes in play. sider proposed sentence: ted once boy. truth condition of sente...