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Philosophy section -- Mathematics as analytical[edit]

The philosophy section advocates an understanding of physics as synthetic and mathematics as analytical. The status of mathematics as analytical vs. synthetic is a core point of divergence in various philosophies of mathematics. Mathematics as synthetic is argued by numerous proponents, the most prolific being Immanuel Kant, as articulated in the introduction of the Critique of Pure Reason.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_Pure_Reason#Synthetic_a_priori_judgments --Contribution 14:39, 18 October 2023‎ by 196.189.240.63

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I would replace the verb "understand" in "understand how the universe behaves..." with, for example, "describe and predict".

the word "understand" is often understood -- if you will pardon the pun -- as comprehend and presumes some underlying actuality for the physicist to grasp. like all other "human" sciences, even the natural ones, physics is a construct. it is, this is true, inspired by our experience of nature and built upon possibly the only truth accessible to us, the mathematical one, but cannot make inferences about any actuality that may underlie that experience. 178.74.7.149 (talk) 17:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]