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Knowers talking about the known: Ecological realism as a philosophy of science

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  1. Department of Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College, 17604, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

    Edward S. Reed

  2. Drucker Brain Injury Center, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, 19141, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

    Edward S. Reed

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This Paper is Dedicated to Marjorie Grene, in Honor of her 80th Birthday

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Reed, E.S. Knowers talking about the known: Ecological realism as a philosophy of science. Synthese 92, 9–23 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413739

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