The Book of Evidence Peter Achinstein Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, 290 pp., $79.95 [Book Review]

Dialogue 43 (1):184- (2004)
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Anyone interested in how analytic methods can clearly and efficiently dispatch controversial issues arising in the philosophy of science is encouraged to read Peter Achinstein’s The Book of Evidence.

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