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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access articles are papers that have been copyedited and typeset but not yet paginated for inclusion in an issue of the journal. More information, including how to cite Advance Access papers, can be found on the Advance Access page.

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2 July 2009

Review
Hanne Andersen
EDWIN H.-C. HUNG Beyond Kuhn. Scientific Explanation, Theory Structure, Incommensurability and Physical Necessity
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp026
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30 June 2009

Article
Kevin Morris
Does Functional Reduction Need Bridge Laws? A Response to Marras
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp028
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Article
Alan Baker
Mathematical Explanation in Science
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp025
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23 June 2009

Article
Steven J. Todd
A Difference That Makes a Difference: Passing through Dennett's Stalinesque/Orwellian Impasse
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp023
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Article
Luke Glynn
Deterministic Chance
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp020
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22 June 2009

Article
Peter Gildenhuys
An Explication of the Causal Dimension of Drift
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp019
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18 June 2009

Review
Ulrich Stegmann
BRIAN GARVEY Philosophy of Biology
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp024
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Article
Angela Potochnik
Explanatory Independence and Epistemic Interdependence: A Case Study of the Optimality Approach
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp022
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17 June 2009

Article
Robert W. Batterman
On the Explanatory Role of Mathematics in Empirical Science
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp018
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4 June 2009

Article
Frank Arntzenius and Hilary Greaves
Time Reversal in Classical Electromagnetism
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp015
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21 May 2009

Article
Matthew J. Brown
Relational Quantum Mechanics and the Determinacy Problem
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on May 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp017
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Article
Wayne C. Myrvold
Chasing Chimeras
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on May 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp016
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Article
Gareth Fitzgerald
Linguistic Intuitions
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on May 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp014
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1 March 2009

Article
David John Baker and Hans Halvorson
Antimatter
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on March 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp009
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28 February 2009

Article
Jonathan Weisberg
Commutativity or Holism? A Dilemma for Conditionalizers
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on February 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp007
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19 February 2009

Article
Hilary Greaves
Towards a Geometrical Understanding of the CPT Theorem
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on February 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp004
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13 February 2009

Review
Clark Glymour
JON WILLIAMSON Bayesian Nets and Causality
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on February 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp006
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Article
Jon Williamson
Response to Glymour
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on February 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axp005
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3 February 2009

Review
Paul Thagard
HANNE ANDERSEN, PETER BARKER and XIAN CHEN The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on February 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axn062
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31 January 2009

Review
Robin Brown
DOMINIC MURPHY Psychiatry in the Scientific Image
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on January 31, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axn061
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19 January 2009

Review
Don Ross
PHILIP MIROWSKI The Effortless Economy of Science?
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on January 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axn059
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15 January 2009

Review
Jonathan Grose
EVA JABLONBKA and MARION J. LAMB Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Advance Access published on January 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/bjps/axn060
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