The past vs. the tiny: Historical science and the abductive arguments for realism

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Turner, Derek D ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Abduction; Boyd; Devitt; Hacking; Historical science; Realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342289553     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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