Making models count

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-404

  Alexandrova, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 56749164026     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592952     Document Type: Article

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