Realism, antirealism, and conventionalism about race

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1039-1052

  Kaplan, Jonathan Michael ^a   Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84912535623     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678314     Document Type: Article

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