Emergence, reduction, and theoretical principles: Rethinking fundamentalism

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 876-887

  Morrison, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 35348854285     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518746     Document Type: Conference Paper

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