Venetian sea levels, British bread prices, and the principle of the common cause

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 331-346

  Sober, Elliott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039490105     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.2.331     Document Type: Article

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