Yes, it is indeed by way of the mathematical forms that the physicist gains knowledge of the external world; Eddington’s point, however, is that the forms in question have been artificially imposed: “The mathematics is not there until we put it there.” And it is for this reason, and in this sense, that our knowledge of mathematical structures – our knowledge of the physical world! – is said to be subjective.
-Wolfgang Smith
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