Abstract
This note considers a recent challenge to Field's nominalization programme due to Joseph Melia, who argues that Field's treatment of mass involves unacceptable ontological extravagance. I explain how Field can get around the difficulty by adding a new operator to his language. This tactic appears to threaten Field's argument against relationism about space; I argue, however, that this is not a genuine problem.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 203-207 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Philosophia Mathematica |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |