Understanding

In D. Pritchard S. Berneker (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Epistemology. Routledge (2011)
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This entry offers a critical overview of the contemporary literature on understanding, especially in epistemology and the philosophy of science.

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The diverse aims of science.Angela Potochnik - 2015 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 53:71-80.

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