Dimensionality, orientability and the ontological status of space

The claim of this thesis is that the issue of the topological structure of space, in particular its dimensionality and orientability, is crucial to the debate over the ontological status of space. To support this claim I will employ the notion of enantiomorphism, or handedness, to show first, that the debate concerning the dimensionality and orientability of space is structurally the same as the debate concerning inertial forces and second, that the issue of topological structure produces a serious modal problem which is not produced by the issue of inertial forces.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Philosophy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Frame, Richard Olin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Melnick, Arthur

• Philosophy

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Frame, Richard Olin

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9114238
(UMI)AAI9114238

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21097