How can instantaneous velocity fulfill its causal role?

Philosophical Review

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-468

  Lange, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1215/00318108-114-4-433     Document Type: Article

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