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Book Title: Friedrich Waismann - Causality And Logical Positivism
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: B. F. Mcguinness
Publication Name: Friedrich Waismann-Causality and Logical Positivism
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2013
Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 372 Pages
