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Where in the Relativistic World Are We?

Gilmore, Cody (2006) Where in the Relativistic World Are We? [Preprint]

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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?


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Gilmore, Cody
Additional Information: A version of this paper will be published in Philosophical Perspectives, 20, Metaphysics (2006).
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
Depositing User: Cody Gilmore
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2006
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID: 2979
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Specific Sciences > Physics
Date: November 2006
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2979

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