Reconceiving eliminative inference

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-208

  Forber, Patrick ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953708796     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659232     Document Type: Article

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