Jevons, Mill and the private laboratory of the mind

Manchester School

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 620-649

  Maas, Harro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 24344446991     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2005.00468.x     Document Type: Review

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