Evaluating the evidence for multiple realization

Synthese

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-472

  Polger, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Block; Fodor; Identity theory; Multiple realization; Putnam; Shapiro

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849102432     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-008-9386-7     Document Type: Article

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