An impossibility theorem for verisimilitude
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DOI10.1007/S11229-006-9051-YzbMath1126.03014OpenAlexW2119925018MaRDI QIDQ2460178
Sjoerd D. Zwart, Maarten Franssen
Publication date: 14 November 2007
Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)
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philosophy of sciencepreference aggregationArrow's theoremtruthlikenessverisimilitudemin-sum measuretruth-content
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