Twilight of the perfect model model

Erkenntnis

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 393-415

  Teller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2942711983     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013349314515     Document Type: Article

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