Spacetime the one substance

Jonathan Schaffer*

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    Abstract

    What is the relation between material objects and spacetime regions? Supposing that spacetime regions are one sort of substance, there remains the question of whether or not material objects are a second sort of substance. This is the question of dualistic versus monistic substantivalism. I will defend the monistic view. In particular, I will maintain that material objects should be identified with spacetime regions. There is the spacetime manifold, and the fundamental properties are pinned directly to it.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)131-148
    Number of pages18
    JournalPhilosophical Studies
    Volume145
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009

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