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Social Epistemology
A Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy
Volume 32, 2018 - Issue 6: Expertise and Expert Knowledge; Guest Editors: Maria Baghramian and Carlo Martini
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Expertise, Relevance and Types of Knowledge

Pierluigi BarrottaUniversity of PisaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eleonora MontuschiCa’ Foscari University of VeniceView further author information
Pages 387-396 | Published online: 29 Nov 2018

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