Humans’attitudestowardsaneventoftenvarydependingonwhethertheeventhasalreadyhappenedorhasyettotakeplace.Thedreadfeltatthethoughtofaforthcomingexamturnsintoreliefonceitisover.Recentresearchinpsychologyalsoshowsthatpeoplevaluepasteventslessthanfutureones,suchasofferinglesspayforworkalreadycarriedoutthanforthesameworktobecarriedoutinthefuture.Thisvolumebringstogetherphilosophersandpsychologistswithasharedinterestinsuchpsychologicalpast/futureasymmetries.Itasksquestionssuchas:Whatdifferentkindsofpsychologicalpast/futureasymmetriesarethere,andhowaretheyrelated?Underwhatconditionsdohumansexhibitthem?Towhatextentdotheyreflectfeaturesoftimeitself,orparticularbeliefspeoplehaveabouttime?Aretheyrational,oratleastrationallypermissible,orshouldweaspiretobeingtemporallyneutral?Whatexactlydoestemporalneutralityconsistof?
