Models of success versus the success of models: Reliability without truth

Synthese

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Winsberg, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33748686802     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-004-5404-6     Document Type: Article

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