Weatherall, James Owen (2020) Two Dogmas of Dynamicism. [Preprint]

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Abstract

I critically discuss two dogmas of the "dynamical approach" to spacetime in general relativity, as advanced by Harvey Brown [Physical Relativity (2005) Oxford:Oxford University Press] and collaborators. The first dogma is that positing a "spacetime geometry" has no implications for the behavior of matter. The second dogma is that postulating the "Strong Equivalence Principle" suffices to ensure that matter is "adapted" to spacetime geometry. I conclude by discussing "spacetime functionalism". The discussion is presented in reaction to and sympathy with recent work by James Read ["Explanation, geometry, and conspiracy in relativity theory"(20??) Thinking about Spacetime. Boston: Birkauser].

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Weatherall, James Owen weatherj@uci.edu
Keywords:	general relativity, dynamical view, geometrical view, strong equivalence principle
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	James Owen Weatherall
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2020 11:09
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2020 11:09
Item ID:	18112
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	2020
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18112

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