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Re-engineering philosophy for limited beings: piecewise approximations to reality
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press (2007)
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This book offers a philosophy for error-prone humans trying to understand messy systems in the real world.Author's Profile
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B29.W498 2007
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9780674015456 0674015452
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