Regarding the 'Hole Argument'.

I argue that the hole argument is based on a misleading use of the mathematical formalism of general relativity. If one is attentive to mathematical practice, I will argue, the hole argument is blocked.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 329 - 351
Main Author:	Weatherall, James Owen
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jun2018
Subjects:	General relativity (Physics) Philosophy of mathematics Spacetime Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Mathematical equivalence
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	I argue that the hole argument is based on a misleading use of the mathematical formalism of general relativity. If one is attentive to mathematical practice, I will argue, the hole argument is blocked.