Explaining Technical Change: A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science

Universitetsforlaget (1983)
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In this volume, first published in 1983, Jon Elster approaches the study of technical change from an epistemological perspective.

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HD45.E364 1983

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0521249201   0521270723   9780521270724   9780521249201
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