Saving unobservable phenomena

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-262

  Massimi, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52449103269     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axm013     Document Type: Review

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