An explication of the causal dimension of drift

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-555

  Gildenhuys, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 69249115768     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axp019     Document Type: Article

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