LOST WANDERERS IN THE FOREST OF KNOWLEDGE: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOVERY-JUSTIFICATION DISTINCTION

Archimedes

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages 3-22

  Howard, Don ^a  

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Author keywords

Epistemic Virtue; Equivalent Theory; Logical Empiricism; Theory Choice; Vienna Circle

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EID: 85102108833     PISSN: 13850180     EISSN: 22150064     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4251-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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