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The Price of Inscrutability

2008; Wiley; Volume: 42; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1468-0068.2008.00694.x

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1468-0068

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John Williams,

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Byzantine Studies and History

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NoûsVolume 42, Issue 4 p. 600-641 The Price of Inscrutability J.R.G. Williams, Corresponding Author J.R.G. Williams University of Leeds *This paper has been presented to the Arché centre in St Andrews, and to the departments at Leeds and Durham. Thanks to all those with whom I've discussed this paper, in its various forms, and in particular to a referee for Noûs.. Some work on this paper was supported by an AHRC research leave award.Search for more papers by this author J.R.G. Williams, Corresponding Author J.R.G. Williams University of Leeds *This paper has been presented to the Arché centre in St Andrews, and to the departments at Leeds and Durham. Thanks to all those with whom I've discussed this paper, in its various forms, and in particular to a referee for Noûs.. 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