@article{Field1984-FIECWD,volume = {1984},pages = {33--90},abstract = {This paper is concerned with the debate between substantival and relational theories of space-time, and discusses two difficulties that beset the relationalist: a difficulty posed by $<$span class='Hi'$>$field$<$/span$>$ theories, and another difficulty (discussed at greater length) called the problem of quantities. A main purpose of the paper is to argue that possibility can not always be used as a surrogate of ontology, and that in particular that there is no hope of using possibility to solve the problem of quantities.},author = {Hartry Field},year = {1984},title = {Can We Dispense with Space-Time?},journal = {PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association}}@