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Book Title: Relying On Others: An Essay In Epistemology
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Relying on Others : an Essay in Epistemology
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Epistemology, General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: Sanford C. Goldberg
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
