Chemical elements and the problem of universals

Foundations of Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-242

  Sharlow, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract objects; Element; Ontology; Universals

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947631924     PISSN: 13864238     EISSN: 15728463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10698-006-9016-8     Document Type: Article

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