What's wrong with invisible-hand explanations?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Hull, David L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042390369     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392592     Document Type: Article

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