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The Rietdijk–Putnam–Maxwell Argument

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This review paper provides a detailed overview and critical analysis of the philosophical literature on the Rietdijk–Putnam–Maxwell argument for the four-dimensionality of the world. After briefly introducing the debate on the dimensionality of the world, I present the arguments by Rietdijk, Putnam and Maxwell, and highlight the differences between them. I subsequently raise a total of eleven objections against the Rietdijk–Putnam–Maxwell argument, and conclude that its validity is underdetermined by the formalism of special relativity.
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hal-04437611 , version 1 (06-02-2024)

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Pieter Thyssen. The Rietdijk–Putnam–Maxwell Argument. 2024. ⟨hal-04437611⟩

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