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I should like to thank a number of people whose comments and suggestions have influenced the development of this paper; most notably, Richard Boyd, Keith Donnellan, Ian Hacking, Richard Miller, Alan Nelson, Bonnie Paller, David Stump, and Nicholas Sturgeon. Special thanks to Ernan McMullin, who provided an extensive critique as part of his commentary at Oberlin.
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Fine, A. Piecemeal realism. Philos Stud 61, 79–96 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385834
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