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Earman on The Causal Theory of Time
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The causal theory of time and space-time has been criticised by Earman as discussed by the authors, who pointed out the problems raised by the general theory of relativity (henceforth GTR).Abstract:
There is an important point behind Earman’s (this volume) criticisms of the causal theory of time and space-time. This point has been made perspicuously in a recent paper by Glymour (1970). It concerns the novel problems raised for a theory of space-time by the general theory of relativity (henceforth GTR), and I shall explain it briefly in Section II below. Section I briefly states my own view of the status of the causal theory, and Sections III and IV deal with Earman’s specific criticisms.read more
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Causality and Spacetime Structure in Relativity
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Philosophical Problems of Space and Time
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical comparison of the theories of Newton, Riemann, Poincare, Eddington, Bridgman, Russell, and Whitehead is presented.
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Geometry and Chronometry in Philosophical Perspective.
S. Korner,Adolf Grünbaum +1 more