The positive philosophy by William Whewell: Between inductivism and apriorism
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عنوان ژورنال: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2542-2278,2541-9382
DOI: 10.21638/spbu17.2018.404