论事件的时间与时间中的事件——梅勒时间观探析

On the Time of Events and Events in Time——an Inquiry into Mellor's View of Time

梅勒的时间观是基于两种分类方式而产生的:A时代和B时代,前者是相对的、以"现在"为参照,后者是绝对的、不以任何事物为参照。A时代、B时代对于时间的不同版本就是对于事件的不同看待。事件是时间中的实体,与事物相比具有时间性,与事实相比更具客观性。通过对梅勒时间观点的研究,可以发现时间和事件的关系,二者是统一的,不是单纯的变化关系,而是一种以因果联系为主的属性关系。

Mellor＇s view of time is based on two branched： A times and B times,the former is relative and with ＂now＂ to a reference,the latter which has not references is absolute.A times and B times express the different relationships of time and events.The events is the substance of time,it is more temporal and objective compared with things and facts.There is an research into the relationship between time and events from Mellor＇s view of time,time and events are united,their relationship is attributive one with causal link base rather than the simple mutative one.