Explanatory unification: Double and doubtful

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 488-506

  Mäki, Uskali ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0040746165     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004839310103100402     Document Type: Article

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