<p>The paper discusses the possible implications of the relational framework of Pure Shape Dynamics for the metaphysics of time. The starting point of the analysis is an interpretation of shapes in ontic structural realist terms, which gives rise to the notion of <i>self-subsisting structure</i>. The relational version of a Newtonian-particle toy model is introduced and discussed as a concrete example.</p>

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Pure Shape Dynamics, Self-Subsisting Structures, and the Nature of Time

  • Antonio Vassallo,
  • Pedro Naranjo

摘要

The paper discusses the possible implications of the relational framework of Pure Shape Dynamics for the metaphysics of time. The starting point of the analysis is an interpretation of shapes in ontic structural realist terms, which gives rise to the notion of self-subsisting structure. The relational version of a Newtonian-particle toy model is introduced and discussed as a concrete example.