Theoretical practices that work: those that mimic Nature’s own

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  • Nancy Cartwright

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https://doi.org/10.4245/sponge.v9i1.27045

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Cartwright, N., Shomar, T. and Suarez, M. (1995). ‘The Tool Box of Science: Tools for the Building of Models with a Superconductivity Example’. In W.E. Herfel, W. Krajewski, I. Niiniluoto, R. Wojcicki, R., (Eds.), Theories and Models in Scientific Processes. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Cartwright, N. (1983). How the Laws of Physics Lie. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Atomic Carbon by Laser Magnetic Resonance’, Richard J. Saykally and Kenneth M. Evenson

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2018-02-15

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018): The Future of the Scientific Realism Debate: Contemporary Issues Concerning Scientific Realism

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Focused Discussion

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