Introduction: Ontology, philosophy and the social sciences

Contributions to Social Ontology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-14

  Latsis, John ^a   Lawson, Clive ^b   Martins, Nuno ^c  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

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EID: 84919506573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203607473     Document Type: Chapter

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