Mechanism, Reduction, and Emergence in Two Stories of the Human Epistemic Enterprise

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Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-425

  Teller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78649316881     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-010-9240-4     Document Type: Article

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