Models, theories, and structures: thirty years on

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Da Costa, Newton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011360077     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392813     Document Type: Article

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