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HOLES IN SPACETIME: SOME NEGLECTED ESSENTIALS.

The article argues for neglected doctrines in the metaphysics of spacetime and modality by drawing on Albert Einstein's hole argument and general theory of relativity. Topics discussed include general relativity's qualitative determinism called sufficiency metric essentialism, relation of the notion...

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Publicado en:Journal of Philosophy Vol. 116; no. 7; pp. 353 - 390
Autor principal: TEITEL, TREVOR
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Journal of Philosophy Inc. Jul2019
Materias:
Spacetime
General relativity (Physics)
Modal logic
Essentialism (Philosophy)
Determinism (Philosophy)
Metaphysics
Necessity (Philosophy)
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
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Sumario:The article argues for neglected doctrines in the metaphysics of spacetime and modality by drawing on Albert Einstein's hole argument and general theory of relativity. Topics discussed include general relativity's qualitative determinism called sufficiency metric essentialism, relation of the notion of essence to metaphysical modality, threat of necessitism, nomic possibilities of spacetime points, and modal implications of non-qualitative metric essentialism.