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"Truth Does Not Contradict Truth": Averroes and the Unity of Truth

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Taylor, R.C. "Truth Does Not Contradict Truth": Averroes and the Unity of Truth. Topoi 19, 3–16 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006343305914

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