Isolation is not characteristic of models

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-137

  Grüne Yanoff, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 80051535897     PISSN: 02698595     EISSN: 14699281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02698595.2011.574854     Document Type: Article

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