A Bayesian Account of the Virtue of Unification

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 399-423

  Myrvold, Wayne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 1542393553     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375475     Document Type: Review

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