What is a disposition?

Synthese

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-341

  Cross, Troy ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21244463943     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-005-5857-2     Document Type: Article

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