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On the Existence of Spacetime Structure [PDF]
, 2014 I examine the debate between substantivalists and relationalists about the ontological character of spacetime and conclude it is not well posed. I argue that the so-called Hole Argument does not bear on the debate, because it provides no clear criterion ...
Curiel, E.
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Can we repudiate ontology altogether?
Noûs, EarlyView.Abstract Ontological nihilists repudiate ontology altogether, maintaining that ontological structure is an unnecessary addition to our theorizing. Recent defenses of the view involve a sophisticated combination of highly expressive but ontologically innocent languages combined with a metaphysics of features—non‐objectual, complete but modifiable states
Christopher J. Masterman
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PSR, Modal Collapse, and Open Future in Ibn Sīnā's Philosophy
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It has been contended that the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) implies necessitarianism—that is, the view that everything occurs out of necessity. Discussing a well‐known argument for this claim developed by contemporary metaphysicians, I show that Ibn Sīnā has anticipated a counterpart of this argument, and that is precisely why he is ...
Mohammad Saleh Zarepour
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The Structural Metaphysics of Quantum Theory and General Relativity [PDF]
, 2018 The paper compares ontic structural realism in quantum physics with ontic structural realism about space-time. We contend that both quantum theory and general relativity theory support a common, contentful metaphysics of ontic structural realism.
Esfeld, Michael, Lam, Vincent
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Why Quantum Theory is Possibly Wrong [PDF]
, 2010 Quantum theory is a tremendously successful physical theory, but nevertheless suffers from two serious problems: the measurement problem and the problem of interpretational underdetermination.
B.D. Espagnat +7 more
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Ontic Structural Realism and the Case of the Missing Kantian Residue
Análisis FilosóficoAs the name suggests, Ontic Structural Realism (OSR) entails the claim that structure is all there is. However, several critics have argued that OSR’s ontology is incomplete.
Ragnar Van der Merwe
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Ontic Structural Realism and Economics
Philosophy of Science, 2008 Ontic structural realism (OSR) is crucially motivated by empirical discoveries of fundamental physics. To this extent its potential to furnish a general metaphysics for science may appear limited. However, OSR also provides a good account of the progress that has been achieved over the decades in a formalized special science, economics.
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From ontic structural realism to metaphysical coherentism [PDF]
European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 2018 The present paper argues that the typical structuralist claims according to which invariances, symmetries and the like are fundamental – especially in physics – should not be understood in terms of physical relations being fundamental. Rather, they should be understood in terms of ‘metaphysical coherentism’ - the idea that object-like parts of reality ...
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Epistemological vs. Ontological Relationalism in Quantum Mechanics: Relativism or Realism? [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper we investigate the history of relationalism and its present use in some interpretations of quantum mechanics. In the first part of this article we will provide a conceptual analysis of the relation between substantivalism, relationalism and
de Ronde, Christian +1 more
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Twisted at the Root: Capitalist Alienation, its Re‐Inscription, and Implications for Education
Educational Theory, Volume 75, Issue 6, Page 1002-1022, December 2025.Abstract Capitalism inheres alienation as a fundament of modern life, twisting the root of being such that a sense of pervasive estrangement becomes the condition undergirding much of our phenomenal existence. Alienation, I argue, formed in the cleavage of capital mediation, leaves us reinscribing its tenor across multiple spheres, as we are compelled ...
Lana Parker
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