Getting back in shape: Persistence, shape, and relativity.

In this paper, we will introduce a novel argument (the "Region Argument") that objects do not have frame‐independent shapes in special relativity. The Region Argument lacks vulnerabilities present in David Chalmers' argument for that conclusion based on length contraction. We then examine how views...

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Publicado en:Philosophy & Phenomenological Research Vol. 110; no. 1; pp. 75 - 97
Autores principales: Himelright, Jack, Murgueitio Ramírez, Sebastián
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2025
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