Original scientific paper
Is There a (Compelling) Gauge-Theoretic Argument against the Intrinsicality of Fundamental Properties?
Vassilios Livanios
; University of Athens
Abstract
In this paper I critically examine the most recent gauge-theoretic argument against the intrinsicality of fundamental properties formulated by French and McKenzie (2012). I show that it cannot achieve its intended goal (which is to undermine Lewis’s neo-Humean metaphysical project) but it can have a signifi cant influence to dispositional essentialists that hold that the fundamental physical properties are intrinsic features of their bearers.
Keywords
intrinsic properties; gauge theory; local symmetries; gauge bosons
Hrčak ID:
98267
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Publication date:
1.2.2013.
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