On the Principle of Total Evidence

1967/02/01 by I. J. GOOD, I. J. Good · 330 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · #Botanical Research and Applications #Computer science #Epistemology #Horticultural and Viticultural Research #Ignorance #Library science #Philosophy #Tree Root and Stability Studies

paper · doi:10.1093/bjps/17.4.319

published in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 17(4), 319-321 (Oxford University Press)

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