Black Box Inference: When Should Intervening Variables Be Postulated?

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 469-498

  Sober, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0042608092     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/49.3.469     Document Type: Article

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