Popper's naturalized approach to the reduction of chemistry

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-44

  Scerri, Eric R ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038052459     PISSN: 02698595     EISSN: 14699281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02698599808573581     Document Type: Article

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