Past, present, future, and special relativity.

Discusses the implications of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) to philosophical views about the ontological status of the past, the present and the future. Incompatibility of the open future view with the STR; Introduction of ontological separation of space-time; Details on the open future vi...

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Publicado en:British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 257 - 281
Autor principal: Rakic, Natasa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Jun97
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Sumario:Discusses the implications of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) to philosophical views about the ontological status of the past, the present and the future. Incompatibility of the open future view with the STR; Introduction of ontological separation of space-time; Details on the open future view and argument based on the STR against it; Restatement of open future view to accomodate special relativity.