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Philosophical Interpretation of Science

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I HESITATE to reply to Prof. H. Levy's letter in NATURE of April 20 because the questions raised are matter for arm-chairs and midnight oil rather than correspondence. Some comment, however, must be made, so, leaving the justification of my own philosophical outlook for a more convenient occasion, I will simply refer briefly to the charge that I am representing my viewpoint as “a necessary consequence of scientific discovery”.

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DINGLE, H. Philosophical Interpretation of Science. Nature 135, 793–794 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135793d0

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