Concepts, meanings and truth: First nature, second nature and hard work

Mind and Language

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-278

  Pietroski, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77954187832     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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