Thought experiments and the belief in phenomena

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1164-1175

  McAllister, James W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 19944415309     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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