Affiliation: | 1. Department of Philosophy , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA;2. Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology , University of Toronto;3. Department of Philosophy , University of Hertfordshire;4. National Research Council , Ottawa, Canada |
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