Beisbart, Claus (2017). A Model-theoretic Analysis of Space-time Theories. In: Lehmkuhl, Dennis; Schiemann, Gregor; Scholz, Erhard (eds.) Towards a Theory of Spacetime Theories. Einstein Studies: Vol. 13 (pp. 225-256). Springer 10.1007/978-1-4939-3210-8_7
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)This paper studies space-time theories from the perspective of the Semantic View of theories. Set-theoretic models are used to reconstruct several non-quantum space-time theories and to characterize their mutual relationships. Further, the Semantic View is adopted to discuss the question of what a space-time theory is to begin with. While the space-time theories incorporated in Newtonian theories, on the one hand, and in Einstein’s General theory of relativity (GTR), on the other hand, are markedly different, GTR and many rival theories of gravitation do not differ on their space-time theory, but only on the way the structure of a space-time is explained.
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06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Beisbart, Claus |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 110 Metaphysics 100 Philosophy > 120 Epistemology |
ISSN: |
2381-5833 |
ISBN: |
978-1-4939-3209-2 |
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Einstein Studies |
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Springer |
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English |
Submitter: |
Claus Beisbart |
Date Deposited: |
08 Jul 2024 14:27 |
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10 Jul 2024 15:40 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-4939-3210-8_7 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/198628 |
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