The poverty of the stimulus argument

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-276

  Laurence, Stephen ^a   Margolis, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038897385     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.2.217     Document Type: Article

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