{"product_id":"toward-a-directionalist-theory-of-h-scott-hestevold-9781498579988","title":"Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Toward a Directionalist Theory of Space: On Going Nowhere, H. Scott Hestevold formulates a new relationalist theory of space by appealing to the view that the universe is directioned in the sense that there exist directional relations--a class of spatial relations that Leibniz overlooked. Extending the directionalist\/relationalist theory of space to the problem of when it is that discrete objects compose a whole, Hestevold revisits his answer to the Special Composition Question. He also uses the directionalist\/relationalist theory to formulate reductivist theories of boundaries and holes--theories that may allow one to resist the view that boundaries and holes are ontologically parasitic entities. Finally, he explores directionalism\/relationalism vis-à-vis spacetime. After noting findings of modern physics that favor substantivalist spacetime and then developing metaphysical concerns that favor instead directionalist\/relationalist spacetime, Hestevold notes the ontological benefit of endorsing spatiotemporal directional relations even if spacetime substantivalism is the winning theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Scott Hestevold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498579981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498579988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"H. Scott Hestevold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055744545023,"sku":"9781498579988","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0e5977d-b853-46fd-8945-783d43b10433.jpg?v=1685037543","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toward-a-directionalist-theory-of-h-scott-hestevold-9781498579988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}