[FOM] RE: FOM Real Numbers

[Matt Insall]

W. Taylor wrote:

These worlds talk about, as their subject matter,

             objective    subjective
           ,---------------------------.
           |            |              |
  abstract |   numbers  |    memes     |     *coins* are physical of course,
           | structures |    money     |     but money is abstract
           |            |              |
           |------------+--------------|
           |            |              |    "feelings" here is both literal
           |   objects  |   thoughts   |     AND metaphorical; that is, both
  physical |   energy   |   feelings   |     sense-data impressions &
emotions
           |            |              |
           `---------------------------'

And the standard university departments that study these are...

             objective    subjective
           ,---------------------------.
           |            |              |
  abstract |    math    |  humanities  |
           |  comp sci  |  economics   |
           |            |              |
           |------------+--------------|
           |            |              |
           |  science   |  psychology  |
  physical | engineering|  psychiatry  |
           |            |              |
           `---------------------------'





Insall:
I really like your explanation and categorization here.  To be sure, there
is some ``overspill'' between the four ``worlds''.  For instance, much of
applied mathematics falls in the ``physical/objective'' and
``physical/subjective'' categories, but an organizational chart like the
ones you drew help us sort through the philsophical soup that has been
brewing in this thread.