Laws, counterfactuals, stability, and degrees of lawhood

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-267

  Lange, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0042639075     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392686     Document Type: Article

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