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  1. Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Ilkka Niiniluoto

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Niiniluoto, I. (2003). Probability and Logic Comments on Colin Howson. In: Galavotti, M.C. (eds) Observation and Experiment in the Natural and Social Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 237. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48123-5_24

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