Laplace's demon and the adventures of his apprentices

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-59

  Frigg, Roman ^a   Bradley, Seamus ^b   Du, Hailiang ^a   Smith, Leonard A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84891910458     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674416     Document Type: Article

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