Memory and the Metaphysics of Time

The paper explores the connections between three debates concerning the metaphysics of time on the one hand and our understanding of the nature of episodic memory on the other. The metaphysics debates in question are over the passage of time, the reality of the past, and the direction of time, respectively. The aspects of episodic memory in focus are its role in structuring perceptual experience and its provision of knowledge of our experiential pasts.