Scientific realism the truth in pragmatism

Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities

Volumn 101, Issue , 2011, Pages 171-189

  Kitcher, Philip ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84872924664     PISSN: 03038157     EISSN: 18757243     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789401207355_006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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