Fiction as thought experiment

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-241

  Elgin, Catherine Z ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900864871     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/POSC_a_00128     Document Type: Article

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