Induction and explanatory definitions in mathematics

DOI10.1007/s11229-019-02095-yzbMath1506.00020OpenAlexW2909301421WikidataQ128508670 ScholiaQ128508670MaRDI QIDQ2693116

Ellen Lehet

Publication date: 17 March 2023

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02095-y

zbMATH Keywords

explanationphilosophy of mathematicsmathematical inductionmathematical practicemathematical definition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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