The relevance of ontological commitments in social sciences: Realist and pragmatist viewpoints

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-248

  Kivinen, Osmo ^a   Piiroinen, Tero ^a  

^a NONE   (Finland)

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EID: 19344366461     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8308.2004.00246.x     Document Type: Review

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