Absolute versus relational space-time: An outmoded debate?
Argues that the substantivalist-relational controversy concerning the metaphysics of space and time is no longer meaningful when considered in the light of physics. Distinction between space and matter; Hidden mechanisms responsible for observable phenomena; Roger Cotes division of natural philosop...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Philosophy Vol. 93; no. 6; pp. 279 - 307 |
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Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Jun1996
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| Sumario: | Argues that the substantivalist-relational controversy concerning the metaphysics of space and time is no longer meaningful when considered in the light of physics. Distinction between space and matter; Hidden mechanisms responsible for observable phenomena; Roger Cotes division of natural philosophy into three major schools of thought. |
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