Persistence and spacetime [electronic resource] /
by Balashov, Yuri.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191722899 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Space and time | Special relativity (Physics) | Generalized spacesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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