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Science, Protoscience, and Pseudoscience

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

    Joseph C. Pitt

  2. Dipartimento di Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy

    Marcello Pera

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Tuomela, R. (1987). Science, Protoscience, and Pseudoscience. In: Pitt, J.C., Pera, M. (eds) Rational Changes in Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 98. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3779-6_4

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