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Perdurantism is a school of thought within metaphysics concerning persistence and identity. It posits that objects can be seen to exist in four dimensions, including time, and have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence. It is usually contrasted with Endurantism, which maintains that objects exist within three dimensions and simply move within time, being entirely present during each moment that they exist.

Theory
Perdurantism attempts to solve the problem of object persistence by proposing that objects exist in four-dimensional space - both the three physical directions, and time. Not only do they exist within time, but they have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence. This approach means that, amongst other things, perdurantism is strongly associated with universalism, since it provides a solution to the diachronic problem of personality identity.

Criticism
Perdurantism is commonly contrasted with Endurantism, which maintains that objects exist within three dimensions and simply move within time, being entirely present during each moment that they exist. Although "the arguments for perdurantism dwarf the arguments for endurantism", many endurantists argue that perdurantism is simply counter-intuitive, and thus, without any explanation for the counter-intuitive elements, false.