Abstract
abstract: C. D. Broad developed three different accounts of time over the course of his career. Emily Thomas recently argued that the shift from the first to the second of these was motivated by his engagement with the philosophy of Samuel Alexander. In this paper, I argue that the shift from the second to the third was instigated by Broad’s engagement with precognitive dreams and with the thought of John William Dunne. Furthermore, I argue that fully appreciating Broad’s interest in psychical research in general, and precognitions in particular, is required for understanding the theory of time he defended in the second volume of Examination of McTaggart’s Philosophy . I also argue that interpreting Examination in light of Broad’s engagement with Dunne can help remove the inconsistencies in Broad’s third account.
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