Magicicada, mathematical explanation and mathematical realism

DOI10.1007/S10670-010-9261-ZMaRDI QIDQ535387zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Davide Rizza

Publication date 11 May 2011

Published in Erkenntnis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-010-9261-z

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical realismapplication of mathematics to sciencemathematical explanation of empirical phenomenamathematical objectsscientific explanations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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