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There Are No Mathematical Explanations
Philosophy of Science 88 (2):189-212 (2021)
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If ontic dependence is the basis of explanation, there cannot be mathematical explanations. Accounting for the explanatory dependency between mathematical properties and empirical phenomena poses i...Author's Profile
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