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Sus Durán, José María Adán 2026-01-02T09:21:03Z 2026-01-02T09:21:03Z 2020 Theoria: An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 2020, vol. 35, nº 2, pp. 175-195 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81131 10.1387/theoria.21065 The question about the relation between spacetime structure and the symmetries of laws has received renewed attention in a recent discussion about the status of Minkowski spacetime in Special Relativity. In that context we find two extreme positions (either spacetime explains symmetries of laws or vice-versa) and a general assumption about the debate being mainly about explanation. The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to argue that the ontological dimension of the debate cannot be ignored; second, to claim that taking ontology into account involves considering a third perspective on the relation between spacetime and symmetries of laws; one in which both terms would be somehow derived from common assumptions on the formulation of a given physical theory. eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess How to be a realist about Minkowski spacetime without believing in magical explanations info:eu-repo/semantics/article