Realist ennui and the base rate fallacy

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-338

  Magnus, P D ^a   Callender, Craig ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043163429     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421536     Document Type: Article

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