PERCEIVING THINGS IN THEMSELVES: ABŪ L-BARAKĀT AL-BAĠDĀDĪ’S CRITIQUE OF REPRESENTATIONALISM
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0957-4239,1474-0524
DOI: 10.1017/s095742392000003x