3 edition of Scepticism and reasonable doubt found in the catalog.
Scepticism and reasonable doubt
M. Jamie Ferreira
Published
1986
by Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press in Oxford [Oxfordshire], New York
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Skepticism and reasonable doubt. |
| Statement | M. Jamie Ferreira. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | B837 .F47 1986 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xii, 255 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 255 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2724360M |
| ISBN 10 | 0198249128 |
| LC Control Number | 86018023 |
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