Epistemology Quantized: Circumstances in which we should come to believe in the Everett interpretation

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-689

  Wallace, David ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845426009     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axl023     Document Type: Article

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