Fuzzy empiricism and fuzzy-set causality: What is all the fuzz about?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-41

  Cat, Jordi ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247547547     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510173     Document Type: Review

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