On the ‘Indispensable Explanatory Role’ of Mathematics
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On Mathematics’ ‘Indispensable Explanatory Role’∗
The literature on the indispensability argument for mathematical realism often refers to mathematics’ ‘indispensable explanatory role.’ I argue that we should examine the notion of explanatory indispensability from the point of view of specific conceptions of scientific explanation. The reason is that explanatory indispensability in and of itself turns out to be insufficient for justifying the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mind
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0026-4423,1460-2113
DOI: 10.1093/mind/fzv175