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Retroductive theorizing in Pawson and Tilley's applied scientific realism
Journal of Critical Realism 19 (2):121-130 (2020)
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The naturally occurring complexity of the social and natural worlds, along with rising challenges in the social, health and environmental domains, makes retroduction a compelling mode of inference...Other Versions
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