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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Why spacetime is not a hidden cause

a realist story

Graham Nerlich

pp. 181-191

Abstract

Spacetime realism requires that it is not hidden and not a cause. Its style of explanation is geometrical. It is argued that causal explanation is unworkable for cases of pure gravitation. Non-causal explanation is geometrical and exploits several identities where one might expect causal explanation. Thus a realist understanding of General Relativity is to be preferred.

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Petkov Vesselin (2010) Space, time, and spacetime: physical and philosophical implications of Minkowski's unification of space and time. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 181-191

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13538-5_8

Full citation:

Nerlich Graham (2010) „Why spacetime is not a hidden cause: a realist story“, In: V. Petkov (ed.), Space, time, and spacetime, Dordrecht, Springer, 181–191.