Ockham's Razor, Truth, and Information

Philosophy of Information

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 321-359

  Kelly, Kevin T ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51726-5.50014-5     Document Type: Chapter

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