Causal theories of spacetime
Journal article
Baron, Samuel and Le Bihan, Baptiste. (2023). Causal theories of spacetime. Nous. pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12449
Authors | Baron, Samuel and Le Bihan, Baptiste |
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Abstract | We develop a new version of the causal theory of spacetime. Whereas traditional versions of the theory seek to identify spatiotemporal relations with causal relations, the version we develop takes causal relations to be the grounds for spatiotemporal relations. Causation is thus distinct from, and more basic than, spacetime. We argue that this non-identity theory, suitably developed, avoids the challenges facing the traditional identity theory. |
Keywords | causal; causation; spacetime; emergence; set theory |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Nous |
Journal citation | pp. 1-23 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. (US) |
ISSN | 1468-0068 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12449 |
Web address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nous.12449 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-23 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 Feb 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Jan 2024 |
Additional information | © 2023 The Authors. Noûs published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. |
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. | |
Open access publishing facilitated by Australian Catholic University, as part of the Wiley - Australian Catholic University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/900zw/causal-theories-of-spacetime
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