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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balashov, Yuri, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Space and time.
Special relativity (Physics)
Generalized spaces.
Relativité restreinte (Physique)
Espaces généralisés.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Generalized spaces
Space and time
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191574542
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