Idiographic vs. nomothetic explanation: A comment on Porpora's conclusion

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 13 (3):273–280 (1983)
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A response to Turner's behavioral theory of social structure.Douglas V. Porpora - 1989 - Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 19 (1):127–130.

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