Pluralism and objectivity: Exposing and breaking a circle

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Leuschner, Anna ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate research; Objectivity; Scientific pluralism; Well ordered science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856644390     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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