Stretched lines, averted leaps, and excluded competition: A theory of scientific counterfactuals

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Mikkelson, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 4243931268     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/289952     Document Type: Article

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