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EXPLANATIONS IN SCIENCE AND THE LOGIC OF WHY-QUESTIONS: DISCUSSION OF THE HALONEN–HINTIKKA-APPROACHAND ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL

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Schurz, G. EXPLANATIONS IN SCIENCE AND THE LOGIC OF WHY-QUESTIONS: DISCUSSION OF THE HALONEN–HINTIKKA-APPROACHAND ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL. Synthese 143, 149–178 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-005-3118-z

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