Explanation by induction?

DOI10.1007/s11229-011-0045-zzbMath1284.00041OpenAlexW2085644387MaRDI QIDQ2441741

Alex Steinberg, Miguel Hoeltje, Benjamin Schnieder

Publication date: 28 March 2014

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-011-0045-z

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical inductiongroundingmathematical explanationlogic of explanation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

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