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Definition: Time is a span of temporal duration and part of the fabric of our universe. That definition isn't very informative, but a better definition may not be possible, despite the best efforts of the natural sciences.
Philosophers have debated the nature of time for... well, a long time. Does time exist independent of our experience of reality, or is it merely a feature of our internal experiences? Can it be said that time has a "beginning" or an "ending"? Does time really have a direction and, if so, why?
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What is an Argument?
It helps to know what, exactly, an argument is before you can critique one and tell what is wrong with it. Sometimes, people say they are making arguments when they are not!How do you critique an argument?
Assuming that we have established that we have an actual argument, the next step is to examine it for validity. There are two points on which an argument might fail: its premises or its inferences.
