Truth and Inconsistency: Leszek Kolakowski’s Dilemma
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عنوان ژورنال: Studia Polsko-Ukraińskie
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2353-5644,2451-2958
DOI: 10.32612/uw.23535644.2019.pp.52-66