Deductive nomological model and mathematics: making dissatisfaction more satisfactory

DOI10.1387/THEORIA.6464MaRDI QIDQ2825845zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Daniele Molinini

Publication date 13 October 2016

Published in Theoria. Segunda Epoca (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.6464

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical explanationscientific explanationHempeldeductive-nomological model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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