Are there non-causal explanations (of particular events)?

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 445-467

  Skow, Bradford ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84906060032     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axs047     Document Type: Article

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