Cartwright on explanation and idealization

Erkenntnis

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-450

  Elgin, Mehmet ^a   Sober, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 1842851885     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021502932490     Document Type: Article

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