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'I' AND 'HERE'

Considers a parallel with the Leibniz-Newton controversy on space. Deliberation of the question, is there any content to the question of whether the universe is standing still in space, or whether, on the contrary, although the distance from one body to another remains constant, the whole array is m...

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Published in:Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 30; no. 121; pp. 289 - 294
Main Author: Karmo, Toomas
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct80
Subjects:
Philosophy
Spacetime
Fourth dimension
Infinite, The
Metaphysics
Time
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Considers a parallel with the Leibniz-Newton controversy on space. Deliberation of the question, is there any content to the question of whether the universe is standing still in space, or whether, on the contrary, although the distance from one body to another remains constant, the whole array is moving in a straight line at a certain unchanging speed; Consideration of the first-person single pronoun under the condition.