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Science-Driven Mathematical Explanation.

Philosophers of mathematics have become increasingly interested in the explanatory role of mathematics in empirical science, in the context of new versions of the Quinean 'Indispensability Argument' which employ inference to the best explanation for the existence of abstract mathematical objects. Ho...

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Published in:Mind (0026-4423) Vol. 121; no. 482; pp. 243 - 268
Main Author: BAKER, ALAN
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2012
Subjects:
Science & mathematics
Bee behavior
Philosophers
Honeycomb structures
Empirical research
Steiner, Mark
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