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four-dimensionalism: a standalone construct

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Metaphysics

view that objects persist through time by having temporal parts at different times, as they extend through space by having spatial parts.

In metaphysics, four-dimensionalism refers to view that objects persist through time by having temporal parts at different times, as they extend through space by having spatial parts. This meaning comes from Sider (2001) in Four-Dimensionalism.[1]

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  1. Sider, T. (2001). Four-Dimensionalism. Oxford University PressOxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/019924443x.001.0001

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