Minimalitry, Geometry and Simultaneity.

I give two new uniqueness results for the standard relation of simultaneity in the context of metrical time oriented Minkowski spacetime. These results improve on the classic ones due to Malament and Hogarth, for they adopt only minimal uncontroversial assumptions. I conclude addressing whether thes...

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Publicado en:Iris: European Journal of Philosophy & Public Debate Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 451 - 466
Autor principal: Calosi, Claudio
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Publicado: Firenze University Press Oct2010
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Sumario:I give two new uniqueness results for the standard relation of simultaneity in the context of metrical time oriented Minkowski spacetime. These results improve on the classic ones due to Malament and Hogarth, for they adopt only minimal uncontroversial assumptions. I conclude addressing whether these results should be taken to definitely refute the general epistemological thesis of conventionalism.