Inference to the best explanation: Van Fraassen and the case of the 'fifth force'

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 3 (1):35 – 50 (1988)
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The inference to the best explanation.Gilbert H. Harman - 1965 - Philosophical Review 74 (1):88-95.
Cognitive values and scientific rationality.Marin Marinov - 1987 - International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 1 (2):223 – 232.

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