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An Inferential Model of Scientific Understanding

Mark Newman Department of Philosophy, Rhodes CollegeCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-26 | Published online: 15 May 2012

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Ryan Smith. (2016) The relationship between consciousness, understanding, and rationality. Philosophical Psychology 29:7, pages 943-957.
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