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Einstein & Kant: Synthetic Relativity?
Einstein’s approach to physics may be compared to Kant’s approach to philosophy. Where Kant derived things about the world we perceive from the possibility of human knowledge, Einstein derived things about the world we perceive from the possibility of human … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy of Physics
Tagged Einstein, Kant, philosophy, relativity, synthetic a priori
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What Is Mathematics?
Mathematics is a language. More specifically, mathematics is the language that scientists use to organise and order observations. For example, physicists may describe falling stones in terms of mathematical concepts like parabolas and perfect spheres and sociologists describe their observations … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy of Mathematics
Tagged formalism, game, intuitionism, language, mathematics, philosophy, physics, platonism
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