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A NOTE ON SHAPES
Gothenburg University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0855-5783
2015 (English)In: Journal of Philosophical Research (JPR), ISSN 1053-8364, E-ISSN 2153-7984, Vol. 40, p. 469-471Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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It has recently been argued that the Special Theory of Relativity entails that shapes are not intrinsic properties of objects. Rather, they are properties an object has only relative to an inertial frame. In this discussion note I argue that this position, while correct, is incomplete. Objects have frame-dependent shapes because they have an intrinsic property that is the same in all inertial frames.

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Philosophy documentation center , 2015. Vol. 40, p. 469-471
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-69369DOI: 10.5840/jpr201511942ISI: 000369351400030OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-69369DiVA, id: diva2:1254240
Available from: 2018-10-08 Created: 2018-10-08 Last updated: 2022-11-25Bibliographically approved

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