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International Studies in the Philosophy of Science Volume 15, 2001 - Issue 3
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Kuhnian paradigms as representational spaces: New perspectives on the problems of incommensurability, scientific explanation, and physical necessity

Edwin H.-C. Hung
Pages 275-292 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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