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Structures and dynamics of theories

Some Reflections on J. D. Sneed and T. S. Kuhn

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Stegmüller, W. Structures and dynamics of theories. Erkenntnis 9, 75–100 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223134

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