Extrapolation, analogy, and comparative process tracing

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1070-1082

  Guala, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 79251520332     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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