Pragmatism and philosophy of science: A critical survey

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-195

  Almeder, Robert ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1080/02698590701498100     Document Type: Article

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