The Limit Decision Problem and Four-Dimensionalism

The author argues that medieval solutions to the limit decision problem imply four-dimensionalism, i.e., the view according to which substances that persist through time are extended through time as well as through space and have different temporal parts at different times.

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Published in:Vivarium
Main Author: Costa, Damiano ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vivarium
RelBib Classification:KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
VA Philosophy
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B permanent and successive entities three- and four-dimensionalism temporal parts limit decision problem location
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Summary:The author argues that medieval solutions to the limit decision problem imply four-dimensionalism, i.e., the view according to which substances that persist through time are extended through time as well as through space and have different temporal parts at different times.
ISSN:1568-5349
Contains:In: Vivarium
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685349-12341339