An antirealist explanation of the success of science

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 266-284

  Stanford, P Kyle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041468931     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392775     Document Type: Article

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