Moore’s Paradox, Direct Doxastic Voluntarism, and Atheist Distrust
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Moore’s Paradox, Direct Doxastic Voluntarism, and Atheist Distrust
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: LUX
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2327-3895
DOI: 10.5642/lux.201301.30