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Achinstein's Law and Explanation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

James H. Fetzer
James H. Fetzer*
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University of Kentucky
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , September 1975 , pp. 320 - 333
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Copyright © 1975 by the Philosophy of Science Association

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