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A Comparative Treatment of the Paradox of Confirmation

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Ram-Prasad, C. A Comparative Treatment of the Paradox of Confirmation. Journal of Indian Philosophy 30, 339–358 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021125219309

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