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Is mathematics analytic or synthetic?
A possible counterargument is that the analytic-synthetic distinction you are using is inherently inadequate and outmoded language and thinking. For the first part, Quine in his Two Dogmas of ...
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Are laws separate “objects” or are they inextricably part of the universe?
You say :
Suppose that the universe is deterministic because of some laws. But
those laws themselves exist for no reason.
Here, I see three assumptions :
The universe is deterministic.
The ...
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Is mathematics analytic or synthetic?
The two terms, analytic and synthetic, are two possible, mutual exclusive
properties of statements. SEP introduces the following definition:
“Analytic” sentences, such as “Pediatricians are doctors,” ...
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Is mathematics analytic or synthetic?
There are various ways to define "analytic" and "synthetic". Those word are generally thought to apply to propositions, but there are different ideas of what a proposition is. ...
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Is mathematics analytic or synthetic?
For the sake of the OP, I will assume that some version of the analytic/synthetic distinction is defensible. More specifically, I will assume that we can differentiate between analyzing a question ...
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Are laws separate “objects” or are they inextricably part of the universe?
Any time you are discussing the "ultimate nature of things", you're firmly in the domain of metaphysics.
The answer you seek depends on your metaphysical presuppositions. Many are content to ...
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Are laws separate “objects” or are they inextricably part of the universe?
You ask the old question: Do we discover scientific laws, or do we invent scientific rules to explain our observations?
The question is old. Until now it has no answer.
Lessons learned: What in the ...
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Are laws separate “objects” or are they inextricably part of the universe?
The Universe behaves in a characteristic way, in which we perceive ubiquitous patterns. The laws of physics are labels and symbolic representations for the more fundamental of those patterns. For ...
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Are laws separate “objects” or are they inextricably part of the universe?
While I am not an expert in the field of mathematics and/or gravitational physics I can tell you one thing. You mustn't forget that laws themselves are objects of some sort the second you think of ...
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