A Chair for Minkowski. An exdurantist solution to the problem of relativistic change

Abstract This paper addresses the problem of relativistic change. This problem originates from the fact that while we ordinarily conceive of objects as having relatively invariant shapes, relativity seems to imply that their shape may vary dramatically across different reference frames. While the problem was originally presented by Sattig as affecting perdurantism, we propose that it equally affects endurantism and argue that exdurantism is naturally immune from it.

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The Philosophical Quarterly
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2026-03-24
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https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqag016
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Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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A Chair for Minkowski. An exdurantist solution to the problem of relativistic change

Alessandro Cecconi, Damiano Costa, Claudio Calosi
The Philosophical Quarterly
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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A Chair for Minkowski. An exdurantist solution to the problem of relativistic change

Alessandro Cecconi, Damiano Costa, Claudio Calosi
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Abstract This paper addresses the problem of relativistic change. This problem originates from the fact that while we ordinarily conceive of objects as having relatively invariant shapes, relativity seems to imply that their shape may vary dramatically across different reference frames. While the problem was originally presented by Sattig as affecting perdurantism, we propose that it equally affects endurantism and argue that exdurantism is naturally immune from it.

The Philosophical Quarterly
University of Geneva (CH), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT), Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
Reduced inequalities
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Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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