Conventionalism and Modern Physics: A Re‐Assessment

Noûs 36 (2):169–200 (2002)
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reprint DiSalle, Robert (2006) "Conventionalism and Modern Physics: A Re-Assessment". In Carson, Emily, Huber, Renate, Intuition and the Axiomatic Method, pp. 181--211: Springer (2006)

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