H. Scott Hestevold

Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space

On Going Nowhere

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Produktbeschreibung

Arguing that the universe is absolutely directioned and that there exist spatial (directional) relations that Leibniz overlooked, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist theory of space, exploring its implications for the Special Composition Question, reductivism regarding boundaries and holes, and the nature of spacetime.

Produktdetails

• Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781498579988
• ISBN-10: 1498579981
• Artikelnr.: 63597148

Autorenporträt

H. Scott Hestevold is professor emeritus of philosophy at The University of Alabama.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceChapter 1: The Map to Nowhere and Beyond
Chapter 2: Spatial Directionalism
Chapter 3: A Directionalist Theory of Space
Chapter 4: Defending Spacelessness
Chapter 5: The Special Composition Question Revisited
Chapter 6: Is the Road to Nowhere Without Boundaries and Holes?
Chapter 7: Is Modern Physics a Roadblock to Going Nowhere?
Bibliography