Where in the Relativistic World Are We?

Gilmore, Cody (2006) Where in the Relativistic World Are We?.

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Abstract

I formulate a theory of persistence in the endurantist family and pose a problem for the conjunction of this theory with
orthodox versions of special or general relativity. The problem centers around the question: Where are things?

Keywords:	persistence, endurance, perdurance, multi-location, multilocation, exact occupation, worms, saints, temporal parts, material objects, immanent causation
Subjects:	Specific Sciences: Physics: Relativity Theory Specific Sciences: Physics
ID Code:	2979
Deposited By:	Gilmore, Cody
Deposited On:	14 October 2006
Additional Information:	A version of this paper will be published in Philosophical Perspectives, 20, Metaphysics (2006).