Keywords
Realism
Space-time
Functionalism
Relativity
Symmetry
Space-time
Functionalism
Relativity
Symmetry
How to Cite
Space-time Functionalism: A Guide for the Perplexed. (2025). Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica, 63(165). https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2024.58411
Abstract
According to inertial frame functionalism, a structure will play the space-time role just in case it describes a structure of inertial frames. The present paper provides an introduction to the topic in the context of wider debates about the ontology of space-time assuming a minimal technical background.
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