An epistemological plea for methodological individualism and rational choice theory in cognitive rhetoric

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-70

  Bouvier, Alban ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 0040074375     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004839310203200103     Document Type: Article

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