Modeling and measurement: The criterion of empirical grounding

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 773-784

  van Fraassen, Bas C ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870379959     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667847     Document Type: Article

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