| Suppose that time really passes: indeed, suppose presentism, on which only the fleeting present is real. |
| Classical presentism, for instance, wishes to identify existence with present existence or existence now. |
| The presentism of many essayists also creates conflicting interpretations. |
| While such presentism gives his work immediacy, it also risks limiting historical issues to current concerns. |
| One radical answer is presentism, the view that only present objects, events and states exist: past and future do not exist. |
| There are two camps opposed to presentism, the camp that says the past and present are real, and the camp that says the past, present, and future are real. |
