I take the view that physical existence is in some sense a 'part' of mathematics. However physical properties by themselves aren't mathematical properties. Which properties do we call 'physical'? There appear to be three main classes of properties that we interpret as 'physical': *spatial* properties, *topological* (or containment) properties, and *functional* properties.
Perhaps one should say that physical properties are 'partial' mathematics. Let me try to clarify what I mean by analogy - take the prime factorization of a non-prime number. The primes are in some sense 'components' (or building blocks) of the non-primes. By analogy with this, one could say that physical properties are *metaphysical components* of mathematical entities. Physical properties by themselves are not mathematical properties, but in combination with other (non-physical) metaphysical entities, you build mathematical entities. Or another analogy might be that physical properties are in some sense 'the metaphysical square root' of mathematics. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
