Relationalism rehabilitated? I: Classical mechanics

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-204

  Pooley, Oliver ^b   Brown, Harvey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EXETER COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012448211     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/53.2.183     Document Type: Article

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