Scientific Explanation and the Essence of Natural Phenomena
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0022-7668,1884-1236
DOI: 10.4288/kisoron1954.34.29