Modality and constitution in distinctively mathematical explanations

Lange ( 2013 , 2016 ) argues that some natural phenomena can be explained by appeal to mathematical, rather than natural, facts. In these “distinctively mathematical” explanations (DMEs), the core explanatory facts are either modally stronger than facts about ordinary causal law or understood to be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal for philosophy of science 2020, Vol.10 (3), Article 28
1. Verfasser:	Povich, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Education Mathematical analysis Paper in General Philosophy of Science Philosophy Philosophy of Science
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