Arguments for-or against-probabilism

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 793-819

  Hájek, Alan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 57249091661     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axn045     Document Type: Article

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