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Philosophical criticism: Its nature and function

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This paper attempts to outline briefly a case for philosophers' critical attention to one's work, even when, indeed especially when, that attention is a line-by-line analysis of a single paper.

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  1. Education Department, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

    Peter Davson-Galle

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Davson-Galle, P. Philosophical criticism: Its nature and function. Sci Educ 3, 311–315 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540159

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