Explaining and Explaining Away in Mathematics: The Role of “Fitness”

DOI10.1007/978-3-031-21655-8_2MaRDI QIDQ6152211zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mark Steiner

Publication date 12 February 2024

Published in Mathematical Knowledge, Objects and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21655-8_2

zbMATH Keywords

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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