Social causation: between social constructionism and critical realism

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Επιστήμη και Κοινωνία: Επιθεώρηση Πολιτικής και Ηθικής Θεωρίας

سال: 2015

ISSN: 1108-3697

DOI: 10.12681/sas.508