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“The physicist who states a law of nature with the aid of a mathematical formula is abstracting a real feature of a real material world, even if he has to speak of numbers, vectors, tensors, state-functions, or whatever to make the abstraction.”

Quote by Hilary Putnam

Book:Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Mathematics, Matter and Method

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Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Mathematics, Matter and Method

Philosophical Papers: Volume 1, Mathematics, Matter and Method is a collection of scholarly works that examine the philosophical underpinnings of mathematics and its relationship with the physical world. The volume includes discussions on the nature of matter, the principles of mathematical reasoning, and the methods used in scientific inquiry. more

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Hilary Putnam was an American philosopher known for his contributions to analytic philosophy, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of mind. His work involved themes such as truth, meaning, knowledge, and the nature of the mind. Putnam had a significant impact on the philosophical landscape in the mid-20th century, particularly in the areas of language philosophy and epistemology. more

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