Science and Reality: Recent Work in the Philosophy of Science : Essays in Honor of Ernan McMullinJames T. Cushing, Cornelius F. Delaney, Gary Gutting |
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Toward a Unified Theory of Science RONALD N Giere | 5 |
The Philosopher of Science as Expert Witness PHILIP L QUINN | 32 |
The Hermeneutic Construal of Psychoanalytic Theory | 54 |
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