On the meaning and the epistemological relevance of the notion of a scientific phenomenon

Synthese

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-38

  Apel, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bogen; Constructive empiricism; Data; Phenomena; van Fraassen; Woodward

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961028663     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9620-y     Document Type: Article

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