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I am indebted to Professor Sir Karl Popper, Mr Jack Birner, Mr Larry Briskman, Dr Peter Clark, Professor I.M. Hacking, Professor I. Levi, and Professor I. Niiniluoto for helpful and encouraging comments. They are in no way to blame for the mistakes and misjudgements that remain.

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Miller, D., Elgin, C.Z., Adler, J.E. et al. Critical notice. Synthese 43, 381–431 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00870295

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