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Momentum and Context

Halvorson, Hans (2020) Momentum and Context. [Preprint]

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Abstract

A sentence's meaning may depend on the state of motion of the speaker. I argue that this context-sensitivity blocks the inference from special relativity to four-dimensionalism.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Halvorson, Hanshhalvors@princeton.edu
Keywords: special relativity, four-dimensionalism, semantics
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User: Hans Halvorson
Date Deposited: 23 May 2020 03:43
Last Modified: 23 May 2020 03:43
Item ID: 17205
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date: 21 May 2020
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17205

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