Bhaskar on open and closed systems

South African Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-209

  Spurrett, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 60949184147     PISSN: 02580136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajpem.v19i3.31315     Document Type: Article

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