Szabo, Laszlo E. (2012) Mathematical Facts in a Physicalist Ontology. Parallel Processing Letters , 22. 1240009-(12 pages).

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If physicalism is true, everything is physical. In other words, everything supervenes on, or is necessitated by, the physical. Accordingly, if there are logical/mathematical facts, they must be necessitated by the physical facts of the world. The aim of this paper is to clarify what logical/mathematical facts actually are and how these facts can be accommodated in a purely physical world.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Szabo, Laszlo E.
Keywords:	physicalism, mathematical truth, formalism, formal system, physical theory, empiricism
Subjects:	General Issues > Theory/Observation General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Structure of Theories Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	Prof. Laszlo E. Szabo
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2013 08:38
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2013 08:38
Item ID:	9894
Journal or Publication Title:	Parallel Processing Letters
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company
Official URL:	http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S01...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1142/S0129626412400099
Subjects:	General Issues > Theory/Observation General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Structure of Theories Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	10 July 2012
Page Range:	1240009-(12 pages)
Volume:	22
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9894

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