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Is it possible to affect or travel into the past? What are the main arguements against? are they successful?
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ANDREW STREET 0093763 PHILOSOPHY 2A JULIAN KILVERSTON IS IT POSSIBLE TO AFFECT OR TRAVEL INTO THE PAST? WHAT ARE THE MAIN ARGUMENTS AGAINST? ARE THEY SUCCESSFUL? The question of whether we can logically affect the past can be addressed in two parts. Firstly, is it possible to cause an event that has already happened? If backward causation is logically possible we may be able to perform actions which will have an effect in the past. Secondly, does the process of time travel entail any insurmountable contradictions? If so, then it may be possible for a time traveler to affect the past without the need for backward causation. I wish to argue that whilst it is logically impossible for us to change the past in any way, we may affect it without entailing any serious contradictions. The contradiction entailed in backward causation is clear. Our first claim is that action B is the cause of...
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