Recurrent transient underdetermination and the glass half full

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Godfrey Smith, Peter ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate truth; Evidence; Scientific realism; Theory; Underdetermination

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649017018     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-007-9172-2     Document Type: Article

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