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The Problem of Singularism

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I have read Royce’s chapter with keen interest and a good deal of empathy and agreement. On many points I can only support and further emphasize his views. On other points, however, I am a bit doubtful, and still other points have been even more thought-provoking, serving as points of departure for taking the enterprise a little bit further. I shall use my space here mainly to address this third category.

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Lindholm, S. (1985). The Problem of Singularism. In: Madsen, K.B., Mos, L.P. (eds) Annals of Theoretical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2487-4_22

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