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The Western Ontario series in philosophy of science

Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle

Wayne C. Myrvold, Joy Christian

Published Jan 1, 2009• 69 citations
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10.1007/978-1-4020-9107-0

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