Inference to the best explanation, coherence and other explanatory virtues
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Publication:2446054
DOI10.1007/s11229-011-0054-yzbMath1284.03070OpenAlexW2059372668MaRDI QIDQ2446054
Publication date: 15 April 2014
Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-011-0054-y
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