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Nicholas Maxwell: In Praise of Natural Philosophy: A Revolution for Thought and Life

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  1. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Poznan Medical University, Poznan, Poland

    Harald Walach

  2. Department Psychologie, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Germany

    Harald Walach

  3. Change Health Science Institute, Schönwalder Str. 17, 13347, Berlin, Germany

    Harald Walach

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Walach, H. Nicholas Maxwell: In Praise of Natural Philosophy: A Revolution for Thought and Life. J Gen Philos Sci 50, 603–609 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-019-09460-y

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