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Why facts neither speak for themselves nor resolve the psi controversy: The view from the rational epistemology

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Donald G. MacKay
Donald G. MacKay
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Psychology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 385 - 386
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