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Review of John D. Norton’s The Material Theory of Induction - John D. Norton, The Material Theory of Induction. Calgary: University of Calgary Press (2021), 680 pp. $119.99 (hardcover)

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John D. Norton, The Material Theory of Induction. Calgary: University of Calgary Press (2021), 680 pp. $119.99 (hardcover)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2023

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 91 , Issue 4 , October 2024 , pp. 1030 - 1033
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association

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