Bacelar Valente, Mario (2012) The relativity of simultaneity and presentism. [Preprint]
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Abstract
According to conventional wisdom, presentism is at odds with the theory of relativity. This is supposed to be shown quite simply just by considering the relativity of simultaneity. In this paper I will show that conventional wisdom is wrong. In fact by clarifying the physical meaning of the relativity of simultaneity one can inform the philosophical debate and endorse a presentist view.
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| Keywords: | presentism, eternalism, theory of relativity, relativity of simultaneity, Einstein |
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
| Depositing User: | mario bacelar valente |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2012 07:10 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2012 07:10 |
| Item ID: | 9016 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9016 |
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