Particularism and the spatial location of events

Philosophia 36 (1):129-140 (2008)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

According to the Particularist Theory of Events, events are real things that have a spatiotemporal location. I argue that some events do not have a spatial location in the sense required by the theory. These events are ordinary, nonmental events like Smith’s investigating the murder and Carol’s putting her coat on the chair. I discuss the significance of these counterexamples for the theory.

Other Versions

No versions found

Links

PhilArchive

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Einstein and the identity theory.Michael Lockwood - 1984 - Analysis 44 (January):22-25.
Mental events must have spatial location.John Gray Cox - 1982 - Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 63 (3):270-274.
A semantic analysis of reference to spatial properties.Norman K. Sondheimer - 1978 - Linguistics and Philosophy 2 (2):235 - 280.
A Particularist Theory of Events.Myles Brand - 1981 - Grazer Philosophische Studien 12 (1):187-202.
Spatial Entities.Roberto Casati & Achille C. Varzi - 1997 - In Oliviero Stock, Spatial and Temporal Reasoning. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 73–96.
Spatiotemporal and Spatial Particulars.Noa Latham - 2002 - Croatian Journal of Philosophy 2 (1):17-35.
Event Location and Vagueness.Andrea Borghini & Achille C. Varzi - 2006 - Philosophical Studies 128 (2):313-336.
Twenty‐Three Events.David Lewis - 1986 - In Philosophical Papers, Volume II. New York, US: OUP Usa. pp. 241-270.

Analytics

Added to PP
2009-01-28

Downloads
175 (#233,564)

6 months
17 (#661,872)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Marjorie S. Price
New York University (PhD)

References found in this work

The Concept of Mind.Gilbert Ryle - 2000 - New York: University Of Chicago Press.
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics.Peter F. Strawson - 1959 - London, England: Routledge. Edited by Wenfang Wang.
The Concept of Mind.Gilbert Ryle - 1949 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 141:125-126.
Linguistics in Philosophy.Zeno Vendler - 2019 - Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

View all 21 references / Add more references