Perdurance

Perdurance
Perdurance Per*dur"ance (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"ans), Perduration Per`du*ra"tion (p[~e]r`d[-u]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. Long continuance. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

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  • perdurance — See endurance/perdurance …   Philosophy dictionary

  • perdurance — per·dur·ance …   English syllables

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  • endurance/perdurance — Terminology introduced by the 20th century Australian philosopher Mark Johnston for an older contrast, and described by David Lewis in The Plurality of Worlds . Something perdures if and only if it persists by having different temporal parts, or… …   Philosophy dictionary

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