Physics aspires to a sort of universality that is unique among empirical sciences and holds, in that sense, a foundational position among them. - Tim Maudlin

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Physics aspires to a sort of universality that is unique among empirical sciences and holds, in that sense, a foundational position among them.

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About Tim Maudlin

Tim William Eric Maudlin (born April 23, 1958) is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic.

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