bookFeb 7, 2002Closed access

Four-Dimensionalism: An Ontology of Persistence and Time

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Abstract

Four-dimensionalism defends the thesis that the material world is composed of temporal as well as spatial parts. It addresses many topics concerning the metaphysics of time and identity over time.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Presentism
  • Ontology
  • Coincidence
  • Persistence (discontinuity)
  • Epistemology
  • Philosophy
  • Engineering
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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