Persistence and spacetime [electronic resource] / by Yuri Balashov.

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Balashov, Yuri, 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780191722899 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

115 22

LOC classification:

BD632

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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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