How many sciences for one world? Contingency and the success of science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-258

  Trizio, Emiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Contingentism; Historical emergence; Inevitabilism; Robust fit; Stability; Success of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 44549087785     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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