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A comment on some recent arguments in evolutionary epistemology — and some counterarguments

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Wuketits, F.M. A comment on some recent arguments in evolutionary epistemology — and some counterarguments. Biol Philos 10, 357–363 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00852473

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