Euclidean spacetime functionalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10813201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Read (0000-0003-2226-0340, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Bryan Cheng (0000-0002-4052-7515, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 200 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-022-03951-0 |
| OpenAlex | W4308346465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
We explore the significance of physical theories set in Euclidean spacetimes (i.e., theories with Riemannian rather than pseudo-Riemannian metrical structure). In particular, we explore (a) the use of these theories in contemporary physics at large, and (b) the sense in which there can be a notion of temporal evolution in these theories. Having achieved these tasks, we proceed to reflect on the lessons that one can take from such theories for Knox’s ‘inertial frame’ version of spacetime functionalism, which seems (on the face of it) to issue incorrect verdicts in the case of theories with Euclidean metrical structure
Classical mechanics · Epistemology · Euclidean geometry · Frame of reference · Functionalism (philosophy of mind) · Geometry · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Spacetime · Theoretical physics · Biofield Effects and Biophysics · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Mathematics · Philosophy · Relativity and Gravitational Theory
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |