Evolutionary Theory and the Epistemology of Science

History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-119

  McCain, Kevin ^a   Weslake, Brad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary Theory; Good Explanation; Perceptual Experience; Scientific Theory; True Belief

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938977072     PISSN: 22111948     EISSN: 22111956     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6537-5_6     Document Type: Chapter

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