Carnab’s Confirmability Principle and Popper’s Objections
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS]
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2522-2279,2312-1270
DOI: 10.24200/jass.vol8iss2pp165-176