Conflicting reasons in the small-improvement argument

Philosophical Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 241, 2010, Pages 754-763

  Gustafsson, Johan E ^a   Espinoza, Nicolas ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77957005429     PISSN: 00318094     EISSN: 14679213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2009.648.x     Document Type: Review

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