The metaphysics of forces

Dialectica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-589

  Massin, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77949998324     PISSN: 00122017     EISSN: 17468361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-8361.2009.01213.x     Document Type: Article

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