Rationality and problem- solving

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 7 (4):351-366 (1977)
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reprint Kekes, John (1987) "Rationality and problem-solving". In Wisdom, John Oulton, Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Schemata, pp. 265--279: Aldershot, England : Avebury (1987)

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