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Book Title: Skepticism and the Veil of Perception
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Michael Huemer
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Epistemology, General, Movements / Realism
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
