Determinism and the mystery of the missing physics

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-193

  Wilson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 60849126673     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axn052     Document Type: Article

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