Mathematical Responses to the Hole Argument: Then and Now
Abstract
We argue that several apparently distinct responses to the hole argument, all invoking formal or mathematical considerations, should be viewed as a unified "mathematical response". We then consider and rebut two prominent critiques of the mathematical response before reflecting on what is ultimately at issue in this literature.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- October 2021
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2110.08404
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2110.08404
- Bibcode:
- 2021arXiv211008404B
- Keywords:
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- Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology