Against modularity, the Causal Markov Condition, and any link between the two: Comments on Hausman and Woodward

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 411-453

  Cartwright, Nancy ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0039486330     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/53.3.411     Document Type: Review

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