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The Deep Metaphysics of Space: An Alternative History and Ontology Beyond Substantivalism and Relationism
Hardcover
Series: European Studies in Philosophy of Science, Book 3
PhilosophySports GeneralHistory & Philosophy of Science
ISBN13: 9783319448671
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Oct 21 2016
Pages: 342
Weight: 1.52
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This volume explores the inadequacies of the two standard conceptions of space or spacetime, substantivalism and relationism, and in the process, proposes a new historical interpretation of these physical theories. This book also examines and develops alternative ontological conceptions of space, and explores additional historical elements of seventeenth century theories and other metaphysical themes.
The author first discusses the two main opposing theories of the ontology of space. One, known as substantivalism, proposes space to be an entity that can exist independently of material things. The other, relationism, contends that space is a relation among material things. Readers will learn about specific problems with this dichotomy. First, Newton and Leibniz are often upheld as the retrospective forerunners of substantivalism and relationism. But, their work often contradicts the central tenets of these views. Second, these theories have proven problematic when transferred to a modern setting, especially with regards to general relativity and the recent quantum gravity hypotheses.
The author details an alternative set of concepts that address these problems. The author also develops a new classificational system that provides a more accurate taxonomy for the elements of all spatial ontologies. This classification obtains successful analogies between Newton, Leibniz, and other naturalphilosophers with contemporary physical theories.
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