Causation: An alternative

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-119

  Spohn, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 33644969207     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axi151     Document Type: Review

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