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Philosophy of mathematics asks questions about mathematical theories and practices. It can include questions about the nature or reality of numbers, the ground and limits of formal systems and the nature of the different mathematical disciplines.
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How do mathematical realists explain the applicability and effectiveness of mathematics in p...
Physics doesn't follow any rules. Physics just is. If physics stops following our rules, we don't say physics is wrong. We have to adapt our rules.
Many of the rules and patterns we discover in physic …
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Aristotle's problem of the continuum and mereological nihilism
One defense is simply object eliminativism. This is the view that composite objects do not exist. Your cat does not exist. Instead, it is just a conglomerate of molecules that travel together. Though, …
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Is there just one Zero?
There are three zeros in 1000, but they mean different things: zero units, zero tens and zero hundreds.
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Does 1 multiplied by 1 equal 2?
Terrence Howard wrote:
In the case of 1 x 1 = 1, we have an unfinished equation.
Because we have 2(1)s on one side of the equation and 1(1) on the other side.
I will not stoop down to explain elementa …
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