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Truthlikeness misapplied: A reply to Ernest W. Adams

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Niiniluoto, I. Truthlikeness misapplied: A reply to Ernest W. Adams. Synthese 101, 291–300 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01064021

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