Reply to David Wilson: Was Whewell interested in true causes?

Philosophy of Science 40 (1):125-128 (1973)
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Necessary Truth in Whewell's Theory of Science.Robert E. Butts - 1965 - American Philosophical Quarterly 2 (3):161 - 181.
William Whewell's Theory of Scientific Method.Robert Butts - 1970 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 21 (3):311-312.

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