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Priority monism and the emergence of spacetime

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: There has been a recent surge of interest in the idea that spacetime is not fundamental. Much of this interest has focused on the implications for physics. There has been less work investigating the implications of spacetime emergence for existing theories in metaphysics. This paper aims to fill this gap by considering the impact of spacetime emergence on priority monism. We argue that one prominent version of priority monism is incompatible with spacetime emergence. We go on to present a solution to this problem, which involves rethinking the nature of concreteness. This leads to a new version of priority monism that is compatible with emergent spacetime.

Source: Synthese

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-024-04859-7

Authors: Sam Baron, Jessica Pohlmann

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190

Funder: University of Melbourne