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Rizza, Davide 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1375-371X
(2024)
Eulerian routing in practice.
Erkenntnis, 89 (2).
pp. 817-839.
ISSN 0165-0106
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Abstract
The Königsberg bridge problem has played a central role in recent philosophical discussions of mathematical explanation. In this paper I look at it from a novel perspective, which is independent of explanatory concerns. Instead of restricting attention to the solved Königsberg bridge problem, I consider Euler’s construction of a solution method for the problem and discuss two later integrations of Euler’s approach into a more structured methodology, arisen in operations research and genetics respectively. By examining Euler’s work and its later developments, I achieve two main goals. First, I offer an analysis of the role played by mathematics as a problem-solving instrument within scientific enquiry. Second, I shed light on the broader significance of well known contributions to the debate on mathematical explanation. I suggest that these contributions, which are tied to a localised explanatory context, achieve a greater relevance and attain a sharper formulation when they are referred to scientific enquiry at large, as opposed to its possible explanatory outcomes alone.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | philosophy,logic ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1211 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Philosophy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Algebra, Logic & Number Theory |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2022 14:30 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 09:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/85024 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10670-022-00558-2 |
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