Toward a theory of the process of explanation

Synthese

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-61

  Halonen, Ilpo ^a   Hintikka, Jaakko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 21244493122     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-005-3113-4     Document Type: Review

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