Whose devil? Which details?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 128-153

  Belot, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 20744456777     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428072     Document Type: Review

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