Fields and the Intelligibility of Contact Action. (21st April 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Fields and the Intelligibility of Contact Action. (21st April 2015)
- Main Title:
- Fields and the Intelligibility of Contact Action
- Authors:
- Sherry, David
- Abstract:
- Abstract: This article concerns arguments for the impossibility of contact action and, subsequently, the use of force fields to render intelligible apparent cases of contact action. I argue that instead of unraveling the mystery of contact action, fields only deepen the mystery. Further, I show that there is a confusion underlying arguments for the impossibility of contact and present an analysis of contact, based upon Körner's treatment of empirical continuity, which restores intelligibility to apparent cases of contact action.
- Is Part Of:
- Philosophy. Volume 90:Number 3(2015)
- Journal:
- Philosophy
- Issue:
- Volume 90:Number 3(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 90, Issue 3 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 90
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0090-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 457
- Page End:
- 477
- Publication Date:
- 2015-04-21
- Subjects:
- Philosophy -- Periodicals
100 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHI ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0031819115000157 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0031-8191
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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