How the unification theory of explanation escapes asymmetry problems

Erkenntnis 43 (2):229 - 240 (1995)
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Explanatory unification.Philip Kitcher - 1981 - Philosophy of Science 48 (4):507-531.
Explanatory unification and the problem of asymmetry.Eric Barnes - 1992 - Philosophy of Science 59 (4):558-571.
Projecting the Order of Nature.Philip Kitcher - 1986 - In R. E. Butts (ed.), Kant’s Philosophy of Physical Science. Springer. pp. 201–235.

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