Between abduction and the deep blue sea

Philosophical Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 194, 1999, Pages 86-91

  Richmond, Alasdair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042293247     PISSN: 00318094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9213.00131     Document Type: Article

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