Philosophy and Theoretical ScienceRelativity and Gravitational TheoryPhilosophy and History of Science

Alessandro Cecconi, Damiano Costa, Claudio Calosi

2026.3.24PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY

DOI: 10.1093/pq/pqag016

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of relativistic change. This problem originates from the fact that while we ordinarily conceive of objects as having relatively invariant shapes, relativity seems to imply that their shape may vary dramatically across different reference frames. While the problem was originally presented by Sattig as affecting perdurantism, we propose that it equally affects endurantism and argue that exdurantism is naturally immune from it.

Citation format

CECCONI, Alessandro; COSTA, Damiano; CALOSI, Claudio. A chair for minkowski. an exdurantist solution to the problem of relativistic change. PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, 2026.