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Review of James Read’s Background Independence in Classical and Quantum Gravity

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Review of James Read’s Background Independence in Classical and Quantum Gravity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2025

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 92 , Issue 4 , October 2025 , pp. 1034 - 1038
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association

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