Mathematical problem-solving in scientific practice

Davide Rizza

doi:10.1007/s11229-021-03392-1

Mathematical problem-solving in scientific practice

Davide Rizza

Philosophy

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Abstract

In this paper I study the activity of mathematical problem-solving in scientific practice, focussing on enquiries in mathematical social science. I identify three salient phases of mathematical problem-solving and adopt them as a reference frame to investigate aspects of applications that have not yet received extensive attention in the philosophical literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13621–13641
Number of pages	21
Journal	Synthese
Volume	199
Issue number	5-6
Early online date	23 Sep 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03392-1
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

Keywords

Applications
Geometry
Mathematical practice
Scientific practice
Voting theory

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