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Geometrical Constructivism and Modal Relationalism: Further Aspects of the Dynamical/Geometrical Debate
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 33 (1):23-41 (2020)
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I draw together some recent literature on the debate between dynamical versus geometrical approaches to spacetime theories, in order to argue that there exist defensible versions of the geometr...Author's Profile
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