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George Schlesinger

Disciplines:
theology/philosophy of religion
philosophy of time

Summary

Israeli-American philosopher who argued for the metaphysical reality of the present moment (the now) and the special status of the future.

Core Contribution

Argued that the moving now is not merely an indexical fact but a metaphysically real feature of time — the present has privileged ontological status. Contributed to philosophy of religion on the problem of evil.

Notable Works & Achievements

Aspects of Time

Timely Topics

Historical Influences

A. N. Prior

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Metaphysics

Contemporaries & Peers

J.M.E. McTaggart

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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