A. N. Prior Quotes on Truth
Arthur Norman Prior was a New Zealand-born logician and the founder of modern tense logic. This page collects quotes attributed to A. N. Prior on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to A. N. Prior:
“Tense logic is the logic of time.”
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Attributed to A. N. Prior:
“It is past, it is present, it is future: these are the central modes of time.”
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Attributed to A. N. Prior:
“Time is what real change requires.”
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Attributed to A. N. Prior:
“Logic must do justice to the asymmetry between past and future.”
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Attributed to A. N. Prior:
“What was and what will be are not on the same logical footing.”