Rudolf Carnap's "theoretical concepts in science"

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-172

  Psillos, Stathis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0034147161     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-3681(99)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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