Understanding and explanation: Living apart together?

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 505-509

  De Regt, Henk W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Explanation; Scientific understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884132769     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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