University of Pittsburgh Series in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 4University of Pittsburgh Press, 1970 - Science |
Contents
Is There an Independent Observation Language? Mary Hesse | 35 |
Scientific Inference Abner Shimony | 79 |
Statistical Explanation Wesley C Salmon | 173 |
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