{"product_id":"toward-a-directionalist-theory-of-space-on-going-nowhere-paperback","title":"Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. Scott Hestevold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist theory of space by appealing to the view that the universe is directioned in the sense that there exist directional relations--a class of spatial relations that Leibniz overlooked. Extending the directionalist\/relationalist theory of space to the problem of when it is that discrete objects compose a whole, Hestevold revisits his answer to the Special Composition Question. He also uses the directionalist\/relationalist theory to formulate reductivist theories of boundaries and holes--theories that may allow one to resist the view that boundaries and holes are ontologically parasitic entities. Finally, he explores directionalism\/relationalism vis-à-vis spacetime. After noting findings of modern physics that favor substantivalist spacetime and then developing metaphysical concerns that favor instead directionalist\/relationalist spacetime, Hestevold notes the ontological benefit of endorsing spatiotemporal directional relations even if spacetime substantivalism is the winning theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. Scott Hestevold is professor emeritus of philosophy at The University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49628371615896,"sku":"9781498579988","price":84.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/EKH8MgATSD9781498579988.webp?v=1785770451","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/toward-a-directionalist-theory-of-space-on-going-nowhere-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}