Conventionality and Relationality in Relativistic Space-Time
The actual information concerning the geometric structure of the world, i.e. the structure of spacetime that is conveyed to us through the theory of general relativity, is discussed. Different proposals related to several philosophical schools (coventionalism, empiricism, etc.) are dealt with. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad El Bosque
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Filosofía de la Ciencia |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.unbosque.edu.co/index.php/rcfc/article/view/1693 |
| Summary: | The actual information concerning the geometric structure of the world, i.e. the
structure of spacetime that is conveyed to us through the theory of general relativity,
is discussed. Different proposals related to several philosophical schools (coventionalism,
empiricism, etc.) are dealt with. The conclusion —still open to further
debate— seems to point to the fact that although space-time has an objective existence,
its metric shows a relational or non-absolute character.
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| ISSN: | 0124-4620 2463-1159 |