Explanatory Proof

An Explanatory Proof is a mathematical proof that belongs to the genus of deductive demonstrations but is distinguished by its capacity to reveal the underlying reasons or conceptual understanding behind a mathematical truth, rather than merely establishing its validity.

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Authors

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Institutions

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2017–2026

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  1. WD
    William D’Alessandro

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  2. ML
    Marc Lange

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  3. OZ
    Orit Zaslavsky

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

    1 publications · 55 citations

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  4. SM
    Sheldon M. Cohen

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  5. IP
    Irit Peled

    University of Haifa, Israel

    1 publications · 55 citations

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Venues

  1. Philosophy Compass

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  2. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

    JHM · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. The Philosophical Review

    1 publications · 74 citations

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  5. The Review of Symbolic Logic

    1 publications · 12 citations

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