Mathematical beauty, understanding, and discovery

DOI10.1007/S10699-014-9378-7zbMATH Open1368.00017OpenAlexW1965593738WikidataQ60620388 ScholiaQ60620388MaRDI QIDQ2013386FDOQ2013386

Authors: Carlo Cellucci 

Publication date: 17 August 2017

Published in: Foundations of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-014-9378-7

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zbMATH Keywords

mathematicsunderstandingenlightenmentbeauty

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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