Shepherd's Accounts of Space and Time.
There is an apparent tension in Shepherd's accounts of space and time. Firstly, Shepherd explicitly claims that we know that the space and time of the unperceived world exist because they cause our phenomenal experience of them. Secondly, Shepherd emphasizes that empty space and time do not have the...
| Published in: | Mind (0026-4423) Vol. 133; no. 532; pp. 1100 - 1121 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Oct2024
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