Remote causes, bad explanations?

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-449

  Van Bouwel, Jeroen ^a   Weber, Erik ^a  

^a Dept of Philosophy and Moral Sci ^*  (Belgium)

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EID: 18744415119     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5914.00197     Document Type: Article

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