Presidential address: Signals

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 489-500

  Skyrms, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 62749126426     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/594501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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