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hole argument: a standalone construct

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Gravitational physics

argument that general covariance makes spacetime substantivalism indeterministic, used to question whether spacetime points are real.

In gravitational physics, hole argument refers to argument that general covariance makes spacetime substantivalism indeterministic, used to question whether spacetime points are real. This meaning comes from Earman (1987) in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs covariance3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs hole3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Earman, J., & Norton, J. (1987). What Price Spacetime Substantivalism? The Hole Story. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 38(4), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/38.4.515

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