Evolutionary Debunking Arguments Meet Evolutionary Science
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0031-8205,1933-1592
DOI: 10.1111/phpr.12554