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Gibson Roger F., Jr.

Enlightened empiricism.

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

1. Quine, W. V. ( Willard Van Orman)--Contributions

in theory of knowledge. 2. Knowledge, Theory of--

History-- 20th century. I. Title.

B945.Q54G49 1988 121͵.092͵4 87-2 1585

ISBN 0-8130-0886-7 (alk. paper)

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