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  1. Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Alvin I. Goldman

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Moshe Shaked

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We wish to thank the following for helpful comments and discussion: Jim Cox, Hartry Field, David Hull, Mark Isaac, Isaac Levi, Vann McGee, Mike Phillips, Holly Smith, Meredith Williams, Michael Williams, and other audience members at Northwestern University and Western Washington University.

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Goldman, A.I., Shaked, M. An economic model of scientific activity and truth acquisition. Philos Stud 63, 31–55 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00375996

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