The future ain’t what it used to be

Abstract

This paper explores mutable futurism, the view according to which the future can literally change—that is, it can happen that a future time t changes from containing an event E to lacking it (or vice versa). Mutable futurism has received little attention so far, and the details and implications of the view are underexplored in the literature. For instance, it currently lacks a precise metaphysical model and a formal semantics. Although we do not endorse mutable futurism, our goal here is to strengthen the case for mutable futurism and help establish it as a worthy contender in the debate on the philosophy of time. To attain this goal, (i) we try to make mutable futurism, along with its metaphysical and inferential commitments, as clear as possible, by providing it with a coherent metaphysical model and a plausible semantics, and (ii) we show that it can be backed by theoretical reasons.

Philosophical Futurism and the Evolution of Education: Analyzing Personality Consciousness, ICT, and Forward-Thinking Pedagogical Strategies

“…In the modern educational process, it is generally inappropriate to compare the traditional and technological-digital educational environment, as the latter is constantly changing in accordance with internal capabilities and external conditions. The lack of fundamentality at the level of public consciousness regarding the status of the ICT education cluster provokes the concept of the variability of educational futurism (Andreoletti & Spolaore, 2021). As long as the innovative educational environment is no longer perceived as an alternative to traditional learning and becomes the same classical educational element as the face-to-face education system, all educational development strategies will vary and include many variables.…”