Infinitism’s Take on Justification, Knowledge, Certainty and Skepticism
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عنوان ژورنال: Veritas (Porto Alegre)
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1984-6746,0042-3955
DOI: 10.15448/1984-6746.2005.4.1820