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Nicholas Rescher Scientific Progress (Pittsburgh: U. of Pittsburgh Press 1978)

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Nicholas Rescher Scientific Progress (Pittsburgh: U. of Pittsburgh Press 1978)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

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Canadian Journal of Philosophy , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 761 - 773
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Copyright © The Authors 1981

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