Persistence and spacetime
How do material objects persist through time and survive change? Are they three-dimensional entities extended in space, or are they four-dimensional spacetime 'worms'? Balashov shows how the theory of relativity supports four-dimensionalism and in so doing illuminates a wide range of metap...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010, 2010
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | How do material objects persist through time and survive change? Are they three-dimensional entities extended in space, or are they four-dimensional spacetime 'worms'? Balashov shows how the theory of relativity supports four-dimensionalism and in so doing illuminates a wide range of metaphysical issues |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9780191722899 0191722898 |