The social significance of churchman's epistemological position: Implications for responsible conduct

Rescuing The Enlightenment from Itself

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 68-92

  Romm, Norma R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accountability; Fact; Framing of questions; Proper conduct in the world; Truth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892253124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-27589-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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