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Bradie, M. (2003). Quinean Dreams or, Prospects for a Scientific Epistemology. In: Jacquette, D. (eds) Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism. Philosophical Studies Series, vol 91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48134-0_8

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