Toward a Monistic Theory of Science: The "Strong Programme" Reconsidered

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-338

  Kemp, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Finitism; Interests; Monism; Strong Programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842496142     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0048393103252780     Document Type: Review

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