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Polarity in the Social Sciences and in Physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson*
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University of London Institute of Education
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , June 1968 , pp. 190 - 194
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Copyright © 1968 The Philosophy of Science Association

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