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Etchemendy, M.X. (2018). American Realism - Development and Critique. In: Sellers, M., Kirste, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_336-2

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    American Realism - Development and Critique
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_336-2

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