Compte rendu : Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers, Michel Ghins, Springer, 2024
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Compte rendu de Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers, de Michel Ghins, Springer, 2024
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