Reliabilism and the abductive defence of scientific realism

Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-120

  Iranzo, Valeriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circularity; Reliabilism; Scientific realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949159465     PISSN: 09254560     EISSN: 15728587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10838-008-9060-2     Document Type: Review

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