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Review of Mark Wilson, Physics Avoidance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Doreen Fraser
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 88 , Issue 4 , October 2021 , pp. 742 - 750
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Thank you to Adam Koberinski, Patricia Marino, Chris Smeenk, and the editor for helpful feedback. This research was supported by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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