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Philosophers against “truth”: The cases of Harré and Laudan

A. Paya Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, 64 Kurdestan Avenue, Tehran, 14374, Iran
Pages 255-284 | Published online: 09 Jun 2008

Notes

  • Hacking , I. , Cartwright , N. , Harré , R. and Ellis , B. 1983 . The term entity‐realism is due to Hacking . : 27

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