Aspects of Mathematical Explanation: Symmetry, Unity, and Salience

Unlike explanation in science, explanation in mathematics has received relatively scant attention from philosophers. Whereas there are canonical examples of scientific explanations (as well as canonical examples of nonexplanations, such as “the flagpole,” “the eclipse,” and “the barometer”), there a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Philosophical review 2014-10, Vol.123 (4), p.485-531
1. Verfasser:	Lange, Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Axioms Calculators Coincidence Generating function Integers Logic Mathematical theorems Mathematicians Mathematics Natural numbers Numbers Philosophy Saliency Science Symmetry Theory and Philosophy
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