Introduction

Week 4: The Theory of Relativity and its Philosophical Interpretations

Dear all, this coming Friday we shall finish off the introduction to the theory of relativity and discuss some of its interpretations, as well as some of its implications for the philosophy of time. The reading for this week is a paper by Balashov criticising an attempt (by William Craig) to defend presentism within a relativistic framework.

Essential Reading

Balshov - Presentism and Relativity

Further Readings

Hinchliff - A defence of Presentism in a Relativistic Setting

Mellor - Special Relativity and Present Truth

Craig - The Tenseless Theory of Time

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