I've uploaded a new preprint introducing Temporal Structure Dissociation Theory (TSDT), a framework that proposes the phenomena gathered under the label "time" comprise four structurally distinct mechanisms: an invisible mechanism constituting the total field of structural possibility, a projection mechanism filtering that field through the conditions of each mode of existence, a change mechanism generating observable results, and a labeling mechanism converting those results into temporal concepts. The central argument is that change is driven by order and condition rather than by temporal concepts, and that temporal concepts are post-hoc labeling tools applied to the outputs of change. The framework offers structural accounts of relativistic time dilation, quantum time-symmetry, entropic irreversibility, and individual variation in experienced duration. This paper is currently under review for journal publication. Feedback is welcome. Related updates may be available at: patreon.com/NMStructuralTheoryLab
Yugo Matsumoto (Thu,) studied this question.