A defense of lucky understanding

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-371

  Morris, Kevin ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863635009     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axr023     Document Type: Article

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