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On the Mathematics and Metaphysics of the Hole Argument

Oliver Pooley, James Read

2021The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science21 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

We make some remarks on the mathematics and metaphysics of the hole argument, in response to a recent article in this journal by Weatherall ([2018]). Broadly speaking, we defend the mainstream philosophical literature from the claim that correct usage of the mathematics of general relativity 'blocks' the argument.

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MetaphysicsArgument (complex analysis)MainstreamEpistemologyPhilosophyMathematicsTheologyChemistryBiochemistryRelativity and Gravitational TheoryPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceQuantum Mechanics and Applications
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