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I am deeply indebted to my colleague Kazem Sadegh-zadeh for many valuable hints and stimulating discussions regarding the subject of this review. Furthermore, I wish to thank Dr. Wolfgang Balzer and Dr. Werner Diederich who allowed me to use their hitherto unpublished papers on structuralism.
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Hucklenbroich, P. Epistemological reflections on the structuralist philosophy of science. Metamedicine 3, 279–296 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00882210
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