Truthlikeness, rationality and scientific method

Synthese

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-335

  Zamora Bonilla, Jesus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0041323737     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005269826141     Document Type: Article

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