Unification and mathematical explanation in science

DOI10.1007/S11229-021-03118-3MaRDI QIDQ6147159zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Sam Baron

Publication date 1 February 2024

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://philpapers.org/rec/BARUAM-4

zbMATH Keywords

mathematicsunificationexplanationscienceindispensability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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