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A Chair for Minkowski. An exdurantist solution to the problem of relativistic change

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of relativistic change. This problem originates from the fact that while we ordinarily conceive of objects as having relatively invariant shapes, relativity seems to imply that their shape may vary dramatically across different reference frames. While the problem was originally presented by Sattig as affecting perdurantism, we propose that it equally affects endurantism and argue that exdurantism is naturally immune from it.

Source: The Philosophical Quarterly

DOI: 10.1093/pq/pqag016

Authors: Alessandro Cecconi, Damiano Costa, Claudio Calosi

Institutions: University of Geneva, Università della Svizzera italiana, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,204

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung