Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn

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Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn. / Holtermann, Jakob v. H.

In: European Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 11, 02.2019, p. 5-16.

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Holtermann, JVH 2019, 'Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn', European Journal of Legal Studies, vol. 11, pp. 5-16. <https://ejls.eui.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2019/01/2.-EJLS-NoLesLaw-Holtermann.pdf>

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Holtermann, J. V. H. (2019). Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn. European Journal of Legal Studies, 11, 5-16. https://ejls.eui.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2019/01/2.-EJLS-NoLesLaw-Holtermann.pdf

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Holtermann JVH. Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn. European Journal of Legal Studies. 2019 Feb;11:5-16.

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Holtermann, Jakob v. H. / Philosophical Questions at the Empirical Turn. In: European Journal of Legal Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 11. pp. 5-16.

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