There are lots of arguments for, or justifications of, mathematical theorems that make use of principles from physics. Do any of these constitute explanations? On the one hand, physical principles do not seem like they should be explanatorily relevant; on the other, some particular examples of physical justifications do look explanatory. In this article, I defend the idea that (some) physical justifications can and do explain mathematical facts
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There are lots of arguments for, or justificationsof,mathematical theorems thatmakeuse of principles...
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Inspired by indispensability arguments originating from Quine, mathematical realists such as Alan Ba...
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Many explanations in science make use of mathematics. But are there cases where the mathematical com...
Mathematics clearly plays an important role in scientific explanation. Debate continues, however, ov...
This paper examines contemporary attempts to explicate the explanatory role of mathematics in the ph...
This chapter offers a broad survey of the literature on mathematical explanation, and shows the impo...
Alan Baker argues that mathematical objects play an indispensable explanatory role in science. There...
All proofs show that their conclusions are true; some also explain why they are true. But what makes...
If ontic dependence is the basis of explanation, there cannot be mathematical explanations. Accounti...
There are lots of arguments for, or justificationsof,mathematical theorems thatmakeuse of principles...
The mathematical nature of modern physics suggests that mathematics is bound to play some role in ex...
If physicalism is true, everything is physical. In other words, everything supervenes on, or is nece...
Can mathematics contribute to our understanding of physical phenomena? One way to try to answer this...
There has been a recent surge of interest in mathematical explanations of empirical facts. A number ...
During the last years the discussion concerning mathematical explana-tion has become of much importa...
Inspired by indispensability arguments originating from Quine, mathematical realists such as Alan Ba...
This paper discusses Baker’s Enhanced Indispensability Argument (EIA) for mathematical realism on th...
Many explanations in science make use of mathematics. But are there cases where the mathematical com...
Mathematics clearly plays an important role in scientific explanation. Debate continues, however, ov...
This paper examines contemporary attempts to explicate the explanatory role of mathematics in the ph...
This chapter offers a broad survey of the literature on mathematical explanation, and shows the impo...
Alan Baker argues that mathematical objects play an indispensable explanatory role in science. There...
All proofs show that their conclusions are true; some also explain why they are true. But what makes...
If ontic dependence is the basis of explanation, there cannot be mathematical explanations. Accounti...