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<p>In <i>One Life to Lead</i>, Scheffler offers two formulations of the problem of temporal dissonance: one focuses on our epistemic and agential confinement to the present, the other focuses on the uncertain “mine-ness” of the past and future. After arguing that neither formulation identifies a problem of temporal dissonance, I develop Scheffler’s second formulation in a way that may better capture a problem of temporal dissonance. That proposed formulation focuses on the contrast between experiencing the present self as “the real me” (and thus adopting a present-centered perspective on the self) and recognizing that past, present, and future selves equally experienced themselves as “the real me” (suggesting that one should take a temporally neutral perspective on the self). I end by explaining why maintaining a temporally neutral perspective is both difficult to maintain and also unnerving.</p>

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Temporal Dissonance

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    2026年2月12日

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  • Cheshire Calhoun

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In One Life to Lead, Scheffler offers two formulations of the problem of temporal dissonance: one focuses on our epistemic and agential confinement to the present, the other focuses on the uncertain “mine-ness” of the past and future. After arguing that neither formulation identifies a problem of temporal dissonance, I develop Scheffler’s second formulation in a way that may better capture a problem of temporal dissonance. That proposed formulation focuses on the contrast between experiencing the present self as “the real me” (and thus adopting a present-centered perspective on the self) and recognizing that past, present, and future selves equally experienced themselves as “the real me” (suggesting that one should take a temporally neutral perspective on the self). I end by explaining why maintaining a temporally neutral perspective is both difficult to maintain and also unnerving.