The curious case of spacetime emergence.

Work in quantum gravity suggests that spacetime is not fundamental. Rather, spacetime emerges from an underlying, non-spatiotemporal reality. After clarifying the type of emergence at issue, I argue that standard conceptions of emergence available in metaphysics won't work for the emergence of space...

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Publicado en:	Philosophical Studies Vol. 177; no. 8; pp. 2207 - 2227
Autor principal:	Baron, Sam
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Aug2020
Materias:	Quantum gravity Spacetime Metaphysics Functionalism (Social sciences) Standards
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