Now we are aware of not only the persistence and re-emergence of representational painting as a whole, but that there are different approaches to it, different ideas of how it should be done.
If we take the specious present to be the (maximal) window through which we are directly aware of change and persistence, then it is plausible to suppose that it is of the order of a second or so.
We need to be able to explains why it is that we are only directly aware of change and persistence over short intervals, rather than the several hours through which a typical stream of consciousness extends.
On the face of it the Extensional approach is the more natural way for a realist to go: the most obvious and straightforward explanation of how we can be directly aware of change and persistence is to hold that our direct awareness can span an interval of ordinary time.
(Left) Distribution of the persistence of links.
Hauntology is the "study of the persistence of the past.
Still, Kerry is certainly aware of the history and histrionics of the peace process, as well as the risks of failure, and his persistence despite seeming intransigence underscores the potentially grave consequences of walking away.
The government is aware of the problems.
He is aware of the controversy.
