Explanations in search of observations

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 717-736

  Sugden, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credible world; Isolation; Model; Similarity

Indexed keywords

MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79960322111     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-011-9280-4     Document Type: Article

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