Convergence toward the new paradigm: A case of induction1

Rational Choice Theory and Religion: Summary and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 87-101

  Warner, R Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315538877-12     Document Type: Chapter

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