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Critical realism in progress: Reflections on Ilkka Niiniluoto's philosophy of science

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Pearce, D. Critical realism in progress: Reflections on Ilkka Niiniluoto's philosophy of science. Erkenntnis 27, 147–171 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175367

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