Conceptual Analysis and Reductive Explanation
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Conceptual Analysis and Reductive Explanation
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عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Review
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0031-8108,1558-1470
DOI: 10.1215/00318108-110-3-315