Propositions and cognitive relations

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Propositions and cognitive relations. / Jones, Nicholas.

In: Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, Vol. 119, No. 2, 13.07.2019, p. 157-178.

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Jones, N 2019, 'Propositions and cognitive relations', Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, vol. 119, no. 2, pp. 157-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoz013

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Jones, N. (2019). Propositions and cognitive relations. Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society, 119(2), 157-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoz013

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Jones N. Propositions and cognitive relations. Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society. 2019 Jul 13;119(2):157-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoz013

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Jones, Nicholas. / Propositions and cognitive relations. In: Proceedings of the Aristotelean Society. 2019 ; Vol. 119, No. 2. pp. 157-178.

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