Ontology, commitment, and quine's criterion

Philosophia Mathematica

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-290

  Raley, Yvonne ^a  

^a Felician College   (United States)

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EID: 34948886728     PISSN: 00318019     EISSN: 17446406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/philmat/nkm018     Document Type: Article

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