Abstract
Is the objective passage of time compatible with relativistic physics? There are two easy routes to an affirmative answer: (1) provide a deflationary analysis of passage compatible with the block universe or (2) argue that a privileged global present is compatible with relativity. (1) does not take passage seriously. (2) does not take relativity seriously. This paper is concerned with the viability of views that seek to take both passage and relativity seriously. The investigation proceeds by considering how traditional A-theoretic conceptions of passage might be generalised to relativistic spacetimes without incorporating a privileged global present. I argue that the most promising position marries the idea that open possibilities for the future are settled as time passes with a `non-standard' interpretation of the relevant formal models.
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