Ockham's razor and the anti-superfluity principle

Erkenntnis

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-374

  Barnes, E C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3843152506     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026464713182     Document Type: Article

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