State of the Field: Why novel prediction matters

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Tập 44 Số 4 - Trang 580-589 - 2013
Heather Douglas1, P. D. Magnus2
1Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, Canada
2Department of Philosophy, University at Albany, SUNY, United States

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