Does every theory have empirically equivalent rivals?

Erkenntnis

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-166

  Kukla, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 2442522305     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00166499     Document Type: Article

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