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Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2018
Seitenbereich: 49 - 56
Eingereicht: 21. Jan. 2012
Akzeptiert: 05. Okt. 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2013-0004
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© 2013 Giuliano Torrengo, published by Sciendo
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I argue that, contrary to an idea to be found in popularizations of time travel, one cannot more easily multiply oneself by taking younger versions of oneself back in time than by travelling back in time on one’s own. The reason is that the suggested multiplication of the traveller is, from a global perspective, only apparent.