Can the eleatic principle be justified?

Canadian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-335

  Colyvan, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85063699233     PISSN: 00455091     EISSN: 19110820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00455091.1998.10715975     Document Type: Article

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