The third dogma revisited

Foundations of Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-419

  Ylikoski, Petri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Covering laws; Deductivism; Explanation; Wesley Salmon

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS; COVERING LAWS; DEDUCTIVISM; EXPLANATION; WESLEY SALMON;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 31044451113     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-004-5249-y     Document Type: Article

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