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Functional explanation in mathematics

Mathematical explanations are poorly understood. Although mathematicians seem to regularly suggest that some proofs are explanatory whereas others are not, none of the philosophical accounts of what such claims mean has become widely accepted. In this paper we explore Wilkenfeld’s (2014, Synthese, 1...

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Main Authors: Matthew Inglis, Juan P. Mejia-Ramos
Format: Default Article
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/37657
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