
When we fear the past we’re actually still looking ahead
Fear protects us from future harm, so what’s going on when we find ourselves scared of what’s already happened?
by Davide Bordini & Giuliano Torrengo
Giuliano Torrengo is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan in Italy, and the founder and coordinator of the Centre for Philosophy of Time. His latest book is Temporal Experience: The Atomist Dynamic Model (2024).