Intellectual Arrogance and Intellectual Humility: An Evolutionary-Epistemological Account
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychology and Theology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0091-6471,2328-1162
DOI: 10.1177/009164711404200102