Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere

In Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist...
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Author: H. Scott Hestevold
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Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere by Hestevold, H. Scott

Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere

$172.51

Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere

$172.51
Author: H. Scott Hestevold
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist theory of space by appealing to the view that the universe is directioned in the sense that there exist directional relations--a class of spatial relations that Leibniz overlooked. Extending the directionalist/relationalist theory of space to the problem of when it is that discrete objects compose a whole, Hestevold revisits his answer to the Special Composition Question. He also uses the directionalist/relationalist theory to formulate reductivist theories of boundaries and holes--theories that may allow one to resist the view that boundaries and holes are ontologically parasitic entities. Finally, he explores directionalism/relationalism vis-à-vis spacetime. After noting findings of modern physics that favor substantivalist spacetime and then developing metaphysical concerns that favor instead directionalist/relationalist spacetime, Hestevold notes the ontological benefit of endorsing spatiotemporal directional relations even if spacetime substantivalism is the winning theory.

Author: H. Scott Hestevold
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 05/17/2022
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781498579988

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