Realism and social scientific theory: A comment on Porpora

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 13 (3):301–308 (1983)
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"A behavioral theory of social structure": A critique.Jeffrey C. Isaac - 1989 - Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 19 (1):131–139.

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