A realist theory of science

A Realist Theory of Science

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-284

  Bhaskar, Roy ^a  

^a Centre for Critical Realism   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203090732     Document Type: Book

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