Scientific realism and the inevitability of science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Sankey, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contingency; Ian Hacking; Inevitability; Reliabilism; Scientific realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449179982     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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