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...
| Publicado en: | Mind (0026-4423) Vol. 121; no. 482; pp. 243 - 268 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2012
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