The apparent superiority of prediction to accommodation as a side effect: A reply to Maher

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 575-588

  Lange, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0040081829     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.3.575     Document Type: Review

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