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Counterpart theory and three-dimensionalism: a reply.

Responds to Simon Langford's critique of the article "Three-dimensionalism and counterpart theory". Presentation of the scenario where God creates "ex nihilo" a bronze statue of a unicorn and later annihilates it; Argument that the statue and the piece of bronze occupy the same space for their entir...

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Published in:Analysis Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 325 - 330
Main Author: Stone, Jim
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2005
Subjects:
Spacetime
Fourth dimension
Philosophy
Humanities
Logic
Langford, Simon
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Responds to Simon Langford's critique of the article "Three-dimensionalism and counterpart theory". Presentation of the scenario where God creates "ex nihilo" a bronze statue of a unicorn and later annihilates it; Argument that the statue and the piece of bronze occupy the same space for their entire career; Suggestion that counterpart relations are similarity relations; Objections raided by Langford to the arguments presented by the author.