The epistemic value of understanding

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-597

  De Regt, Henk W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77249123076     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605795     Document Type: Article

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