Indexing and Mathematical Explanation

DOI10.1093/philmat/nkr026zbMath1262.03015OpenAlexW4375927865MaRDI QIDQ4919639

Alan Baker, Mark Colyvan

Publication date: 15 May 2013

Published in: Philosophia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/philmat/nkr026

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical explanationscientific practiceexplanations of physical phenomenarole of mathematics in science

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Physics (00A79) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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