Current physics and 'the physical'

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-416

  Vicente, Agustín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

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EID: 79956086882     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axq033     Document Type: Article

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