Tractability assumptions and the Musgrave-Mäki typology

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-423

  Hindriks, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applicability assumption; Early step assumption; F twist; Heuristic assumption; Instrumentalism; Musgrave M ki typology; Negligibility assumption; Realism; Tractability assumption; Truth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845751068     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501780601048733     Document Type: Review

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