Functional explanation in mathematics

DOI10.1007/S11229-019-02234-5MaRDI QIDQ6182767zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matthew Inglis, Juan Pablo Mejía-Ramos

Publication date 26 January 2024

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02234-5

zbMATH Keywords

explanationmathematical practicemathematicsunderstanding

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Methodology of mathematics (00A35)

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