Explanation and Scientific Understanding

1974/01/17 by Michael Friedman, Michaël Friedman · 1,382 citations
Arts and Humanities · Decision Sciences · #Analytic philosophy #Contemporary philosophy #Epistemology #Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration #Philosophy #Philosophy and History of Science

paper · doi:10.2307/2024924

published in The Journal of Philosophy 71(1), 5 (Philosophy Documentation Center)

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