The temporal epistemic anomaly
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Resumo: | It is not uncommon in time travel stories to find that the mechanism by which the time travel is achieved is not invented. A time traveller could journey to his/her own past and give the designs of the time travel machine to his/her earlier self as s/he was given the designs as a younger person. These designs never get thought up by anyone. Such a situation would conflict with the usual conception of the acquisition of knowledge. This situation is called the Temporal Epistemic Anomaly and would arise if knowledge is gained at a time prior to the information in question being transmitted but is not discovered or invented at any time. This article examines the implications of information propagating around a causal chain that is closed in time (which is required to create the Anomaly) and whether this information need have a specific origin point. |
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The temporal epistemic anomalyTemporal anomalyCausal loopNon-invented informationBackwards causationTime travel.It is not uncommon in time travel stories to find that the mechanism by which the time travel is achieved is not invented. A time traveller could journey to his/her own past and give the designs of the time travel machine to his/her earlier self as s/he was given the designs as a younger person. These designs never get thought up by anyone. Such a situation would conflict with the usual conception of the acquisition of knowledge. This situation is called the Temporal Epistemic Anomaly and would arise if knowledge is gained at a time prior to the information in question being transmitted but is not discovered or invented at any time. This article examines the implications of information propagating around a causal chain that is closed in time (which is required to create the Anomaly) and whether this information need have a specific origin point.Universidade Estadual de Campinas2018-10-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionExploratory researchapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8653812Manuscrito: Revista Internacional de Filosofia; v. 41 n. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-28Manuscrito: International Journal of Philosophy; Vol. 41 No. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-28Manuscrito: Revista Internacional de Filosofía; Vol. 41 Núm. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-282317-630Xreponame:Manuscrito (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)instacron:UNICAMPporhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8653812/18772Brazil; ContemporaryCopyright (c) 2018 Manuscritoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRiggs, Peter2019-09-12T12:18:32Zoai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8653812Revistahttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscritoPUBhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/oaimwrigley@cle.unicamp.br|| dascal@spinoza.tau.ac.il||publicacoes@cle.unicamp.br2317-630X0100-6045opendoar:2019-09-12T12:18:32Manuscrito (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)false |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly Riggs, Peter Temporal anomaly Causal loop Non-invented information Backwards causation Time travel. |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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The temporal epistemic anomaly |
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Riggs, Peter |
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Riggs, Peter |
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Riggs, Peter |
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Temporal anomaly Causal loop Non-invented information Backwards causation Time travel. |
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Temporal anomaly Causal loop Non-invented information Backwards causation Time travel. |
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It is not uncommon in time travel stories to find that the mechanism by which the time travel is achieved is not invented. A time traveller could journey to his/her own past and give the designs of the time travel machine to his/her earlier self as s/he was given the designs as a younger person. These designs never get thought up by anyone. Such a situation would conflict with the usual conception of the acquisition of knowledge. This situation is called the Temporal Epistemic Anomaly and would arise if knowledge is gained at a time prior to the information in question being transmitted but is not discovered or invented at any time. This article examines the implications of information propagating around a causal chain that is closed in time (which is required to create the Anomaly) and whether this information need have a specific origin point. |
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https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8653812/18772 |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas |
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Manuscrito: Revista Internacional de Filosofia; v. 41 n. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-28 Manuscrito: International Journal of Philosophy; Vol. 41 No. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-28 Manuscrito: Revista Internacional de Filosofía; Vol. 41 Núm. 3 (2018): jul./set.; 1-28 2317-630X reponame:Manuscrito (Online) instname:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) instacron:UNICAMP |
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