Space, time, and (how they) matter
pp. 95-107
in: Shyam Wuppuluri, Giancarlo Ghirardi (eds), Space, time and the limits of human understanding, Berlin, Springer, 2017Abstract
This paper is a brief (and hopelessly incomplete) non-standard introduction to the philosophy of space and time. It is an introduction because I plan to give an overview of what I consider some of the main questions about space and time: Is space a substance over and above matter? How many dimensions does it have? Is space-time fundamental or emergent? Does time have a direction? Does time even exist? Nonetheless, this introduction is not standard because I conclude the discussion by presenting the material with an original spin, guided by a particular understanding of fundamental physical theories, the so-called primitive ontology approach.