Exclusion principle and the identity of indiscernibles: A response to Margenau's argument

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 303-330

  Massimi, Michela ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040081836     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.2.303     Document Type: Article

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