Expanding the scope of explanatory idealization

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 830-841

  Wayne, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 84855546508     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662277     Document Type: Article

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