Pang, Shiwei: On the Derivativity of Mathematics: From the Logic of Difference to Phenomenological Representation

This paper challenges the ontological bias in modern physics that equates mathematics with truth itself, proposing instead the Theory of Mathematical Derivativity. We argue that the primordial condition of existence is Difference, and that space—along with its emergent physical phenomena—is a direct generative product of "this-that" relations. Mathematics, much like natural language, serves merely as a secondary tool for describing the essence of reality at the phenomenal level. By deconstructin