Mathematics and Explanation

ISBN-13: 9781009017664 / Miękka / 2023 / 75 str.

Christopher (Ohio State University) Pincock

Opis

This Element questions the philosophical significance of mathematical explanations and whether they tell us about the nature of reality.

Spis treści

1. The challenge to traditional theories of scientific explanation; 2. Counterfactual accounts of mathematical explanation; 3. Explanatory pluralism; 4. Autonomy, indispensability and inference to the best explanation; References.