Laudan's normative naturalism: A useful philosophy of science for psychology

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 430-454

  Capaldi, E J ^a   Proctor, Robert W ^a  

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ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE;

EID: 0034276614     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423367     Document Type: Article

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