Mathematical Explanation: Examining Approaches to the Problem of Applied Mathematics
The problem of applied mathematics is to account for the ’unreasonable effectiveness’ of mathematics in empirical science. A related question is, are there mathematical explanations of scientific facts, in the same way there are empirical explanations of scientific facts? Philosophers are interested...
Main Author: | Lishinski, Alex |
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Other Authors: | Hand, Michael |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149495 |
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