Scientific inference and the pursuit of fame: A contractarian approach

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 300-323

  Zamora Bonilla, Jesús P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0042236767     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341055     Document Type: Article

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