Is Aristotle’s Response to the Argument for Fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 Successful?
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عنوان ژورنال: Ideas y Valores
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2011-3668,0120-0062
DOI: 10.15446/ideasyvalores.v63n155.33178