An inferential conception of the application of mathematics

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Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 345-374

  Bueno, Otávio ^a   Colyvan, Mark ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 79958258665     PISSN: 00294624     EISSN: 14680068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0068.2010.00772.x     Document Type: Review

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