# Extensionalism, Atomism and Continuity **Opening (not a real abstract):** Extensionalism, Atomism and Continuity Geoffrey Lee Draft Version – Please do not Cite without Permission 1. Introduction : Extensionalism and Atomism A temporal experience is an experience that presents to its subject states of affairs that manifestly involve duration and change over time, such as the temporal order of sounds, the velocity of moving objects, or the duration of brief flash of light in the visual field. There is a disagreement about temporal experiences between Extensionalists, Atomists, and Snapshot theorists, which will be my subject here. According to Extensionalists like Barry Dainton, temporal experiences are themselves temporally extended processes that play out over time, having experiential stages that mirror the stages of the presented events. For example, an Extensionalist will typically **Authors:** [[Lee]]