Szabo, Laszlo E. (2012) Mathematical Facts in a Physicalist Ontology. [Preprint]

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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:	Preprint
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:	01 Jul 2012 04:24
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2013 08:38
Item ID:	9197
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:	1 July 2012
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9197

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