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Forever beyond our grasp?

Review of P. Kyle Stanford (2006), Exceeding Our Grasp: Science, History, and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Kyle Stanford for entertaining my questions about his views.

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Forber, P. Forever beyond our grasp?. Biol Philos 23, 135–141 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-007-9074-x

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