The unreasonable effectiveness. The philosophical problem of the applicability of mathematics

DOI10.13130/2037-4445/1491MaRDI QIDQ2926201zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michele Ginammi

Publication date 31 October 2014

Published in RIFAJ. Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Analitica Junior (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://philpapers.org/rec/GINTUE

zbMATH Keywords

unreasonable effectivenessWigner's puzzle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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