Functional Explanation and Virtual Selection

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-302

  Pettit, Philip ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347376977     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/47.2.291     Document Type: Article

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