Explaining the novel success of science: John Wright: Explaining science’s success: Understanding how scientific knowledge works. Durham: Acumen, 2012, v+199pp, £40.00 HB

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review and discussion of: John Wright: Explaining science’s success: Understanding how scientific knowledge works. Durham: Acumen, 2012

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