Physical causation and difference-making

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 737-764

  Ney, Alyssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 73449088399     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axp037     Document Type: Article

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