How practical know-how contextualizes theoretical knowledge: Exporting causal knowledge from laboratory to nature

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 707-719

  Waters, C Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 62749116598     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/594516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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