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ArticleThe explanatory virtue of abstracting away from idiosyncratic and messy detail

Christopher J. Clarke2015

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The explanatory virtue of abstracting away from idiosyncratic and messy detail

Christopher J. Clarke

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Published2015-10-19

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ISSN-L0031-8116

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