Unique events: The underdetermination of explanation

Erkenntnis

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-80

  Tucker, Aviezer ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Events; Explanation; Underdetermination; Unique

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749120498     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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