Regarding 'Leibniz Equivalence'
Roberts, Bryan W.
(2020)
Regarding 'Leibniz Equivalence'
Foundations of Physics, 50 (4).
250 - 269.
ISSN 0015-9018
Leibniz Equivalence is a principle of applied mathematics that is widely assumed in both general relativity textbooks and in the philosophical literature on Einstein's hole argument. In this article, I clarify an ambiguity in the statement of this Leibniz Equivalence, and argue that the relevant expression of it for the hole argument is strictly false. I then show that the hole argument still succeeds as a refutation of manifold substantivalism; however, recent proposals that the hole argument is undermined by principles of representational equivalence do not fare so well.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author |
| Keywords | general relativity, spacetime, substantivalism, relationism, Leibniz equivalenc, hole argument |
| Departments | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10701-020-00325-9 |
| Date Deposited | 20 Jan 2020 13:42 |
| Acceptance Date | 2020-01-17 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103131 |
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0548-1280
