Oliver Pooley: Research

Minkowski's length contraction diagramDiagram by Herman Minkowski via Wikimedia. Much of my research focuses on the nature of space, time and spacetime. I'm interested in the implications of physics for traditional philosophical questions, such as whether time really passes. (It doesn't.) I'm also interested in the ways in which work in general metaphysics can (and should) inform the interpretation of physics.

Talks Available Online

Online Papers

The list of papers below is generated by the wonderful PhilPapers. If you cannot get hold of the published version of something that I've written, please ask me for a copy.

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