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On the mathematics and metaphysics of the hole argument
Oliver Pooley, James Read
We make some remarks on the mathematics and metaphysics of the hole argument, in response to a recent article in this journal by Weatherall ([2018]). Broadly speaking, we defend th…
The Hole Argument
Oliver Pooley
This paper reviews the hole argument as an argument against spacetime substantivalism. After a careful presentation of the argument itself I review possible responses.
Background Independence, Diffeomorphism Invariance, and the Meaning of Coordinates
Oliver Pooley
Diffeomorphism invariance is sometimes taken to be a criterion of background independence. This claim is commonly accompanied by a second, that the genuine physical magnitudes (the…
Minkowski space-time: a glorious non-entity
Harvey R. Brown, Oliver Pooley
Einstein distinguished between ``principle'' and ``constructive'' theories in physics, and although he thought the latter were more explanatory than the former, he regarded his 190…