Capacities, Universality, and Singularity

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 605-626

  Glennan, Stuart S ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0043098018     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392574     Document Type: Article

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