Understanding Epistemic Relevance

Erkenntnis

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-92

  Floridi, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 46749112644     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-007-9087-5     Document Type: Article

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