Foundations of relational realism [[electronic resource]] : a topoglogical approach to quantum mechanics and the philosophy of nature / / Michael Epperson and Elias Zafiris |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.1201 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ZafirisElias <1970-> |
Collana | Contemporary Whitehead studies |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum logic
Quantum theory - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4985-1622-X
0-7391-8033-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FOUNDATIONS OF RELATIONAL REALISM; Contents; Preface; Part I: Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 1-Introduction: Relational Realism: A Program in Speculative Philosophy; 1.1 Bipolar Dualism: Reducing Contrast to Mutually Exclusive Relata; 1.2 Bipolar Dualism and the Scientific Method: The Example of Physical and Philosophical Cosmology; 1.3 The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness; 1.4 Dipolar Duality: Contrasts of Mutually Implicative Relata; Chapter 2: Substance and Logic in Quantum Mechanics; 2.1 'Liberating' Science from Boolean Logic: A Sisyphean Adventure
2.2 Abandoning the Logic of One World for the Logic of Many Worlds: An Unlikely Liberation2.3 Quantum Mechanics and Boolean Logic; 2.4 Internal Relations in Quantum Mechanics; 2.5 The Compatibility Condition for Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics; 2.6 Inducing the Global from the Local; 2.7 Decoherence: Causal Relation or Logical Integration?; 2.8 EPR and Quantum Nonlocality; 2.9 Topological Relations vs. Metrical Relations: Quantum Mechanics and Spacetime; 2.10 Substance in Quantum Mechanics: Relational Realism and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead Chapter 3: Predication in Quantum Mechanics3.1 EPR and Decoherence; 3.2 The Problem of Self-Reference in Quantum Systems; 3.3 Quantum Mechanics and the Theory of Logical Types; 3.4 Relations as Relata: From Set-Theoretic Classical Material Objects to Category-Theoretic Quantum Relational Events; 3.5 Summary; Chapter 4: Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics: A Relational Realist Ontology; 4.1 Internal Relation and Logical Implication in Quantum Mechanics; 4.2 The Compatibility Condition Revisited; 4.3 The Evolution of Potentiality to Probability 4.4 Quantum Events as Dipolar Units of Relation: Their Subjective and Objective Features Are Mutually Implicative4.5 Quantum Mechanics Presupposes Logically Related Actual Occasions; 4.6 Summary; Chapter 5: Integrating Logical Relation and Extensive Relation: Mereotopology and Quantum Mechanics; 5.1 Mereotopological Notions of Internal Relation and Logical Implication; 5.2 Mereotopological Extensive Relations; 5.3 Summary; Interlude; Part II: Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 6: Notion of Localization Processes; 6.1 Localization in Physical Theories 6.2 Localization Schemes6.3 The Conceptual Framework of Category Theory; 6.3.1 The Necessity of a Categorical Framework; 6.3.2 Categorical Principles and Terminology; 6.3.3 Universality and Equivalence; 6.4 The Methodology of Uniform Fibrations: Variable Set Presheaves; 6.5 The Localization Role of Topology: Covering Sieves and Sites; Chapter 7: Sheaves of Germs: The Topological Case; 7.1 Localization over a Topological Space; 7.2 Uniform Localization of Observables; 7.3 Gluing Sections and Local-to-Global Compatibility; 7.4 Contextuality: Germs and Stalks of Observable Sheaves 7.5 Completion and Functionalization: Display Bundles |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452601503321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foundations of relational realism [[electronic resource]] : a topoglogical approach to quantum mechanics and the philosophy of nature / / Michael Epperson and Elias Zafiris |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.1201 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ZafirisElias <1970-> |
Collana | Contemporary Whitehead studies |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum logic
Quantum theory - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
ISBN |
1-4985-1622-X
0-7391-8033-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FOUNDATIONS OF RELATIONAL REALISM; Contents; Preface; Part I: Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 1-Introduction: Relational Realism: A Program in Speculative Philosophy; 1.1 Bipolar Dualism: Reducing Contrast to Mutually Exclusive Relata; 1.2 Bipolar Dualism and the Scientific Method: The Example of Physical and Philosophical Cosmology; 1.3 The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness; 1.4 Dipolar Duality: Contrasts of Mutually Implicative Relata; Chapter 2: Substance and Logic in Quantum Mechanics; 2.1 'Liberating' Science from Boolean Logic: A Sisyphean Adventure
2.2 Abandoning the Logic of One World for the Logic of Many Worlds: An Unlikely Liberation2.3 Quantum Mechanics and Boolean Logic; 2.4 Internal Relations in Quantum Mechanics; 2.5 The Compatibility Condition for Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics; 2.6 Inducing the Global from the Local; 2.7 Decoherence: Causal Relation or Logical Integration?; 2.8 EPR and Quantum Nonlocality; 2.9 Topological Relations vs. Metrical Relations: Quantum Mechanics and Spacetime; 2.10 Substance in Quantum Mechanics: Relational Realism and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead Chapter 3: Predication in Quantum Mechanics3.1 EPR and Decoherence; 3.2 The Problem of Self-Reference in Quantum Systems; 3.3 Quantum Mechanics and the Theory of Logical Types; 3.4 Relations as Relata: From Set-Theoretic Classical Material Objects to Category-Theoretic Quantum Relational Events; 3.5 Summary; Chapter 4: Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics: A Relational Realist Ontology; 4.1 Internal Relation and Logical Implication in Quantum Mechanics; 4.2 The Compatibility Condition Revisited; 4.3 The Evolution of Potentiality to Probability 4.4 Quantum Events as Dipolar Units of Relation: Their Subjective and Objective Features Are Mutually Implicative4.5 Quantum Mechanics Presupposes Logically Related Actual Occasions; 4.6 Summary; Chapter 5: Integrating Logical Relation and Extensive Relation: Mereotopology and Quantum Mechanics; 5.1 Mereotopological Notions of Internal Relation and Logical Implication; 5.2 Mereotopological Extensive Relations; 5.3 Summary; Interlude; Part II: Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 6: Notion of Localization Processes; 6.1 Localization in Physical Theories 6.2 Localization Schemes6.3 The Conceptual Framework of Category Theory; 6.3.1 The Necessity of a Categorical Framework; 6.3.2 Categorical Principles and Terminology; 6.3.3 Universality and Equivalence; 6.4 The Methodology of Uniform Fibrations: Variable Set Presheaves; 6.5 The Localization Role of Topology: Covering Sieves and Sites; Chapter 7: Sheaves of Germs: The Topological Case; 7.1 Localization over a Topological Space; 7.2 Uniform Localization of Observables; 7.3 Gluing Sections and Local-to-Global Compatibility; 7.4 Contextuality: Germs and Stalks of Observable Sheaves 7.5 Completion and Functionalization: Display Bundles |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779894303321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foundations of relational realism : a topoglogical approach to quantum mechanics and the philosophy of nature / / Michael Epperson and Elias Zafiris |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.1201 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ZafirisElias <1970-> |
Collana | Contemporary Whitehead studies |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum logic
Quantum theory - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
ISBN |
1-4985-1622-X
0-7391-8033-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FOUNDATIONS OF RELATIONAL REALISM; Contents; Preface; Part I: Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 1-Introduction: Relational Realism: A Program in Speculative Philosophy; 1.1 Bipolar Dualism: Reducing Contrast to Mutually Exclusive Relata; 1.2 Bipolar Dualism and the Scientific Method: The Example of Physical and Philosophical Cosmology; 1.3 The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness; 1.4 Dipolar Duality: Contrasts of Mutually Implicative Relata; Chapter 2: Substance and Logic in Quantum Mechanics; 2.1 'Liberating' Science from Boolean Logic: A Sisyphean Adventure
2.2 Abandoning the Logic of One World for the Logic of Many Worlds: An Unlikely Liberation2.3 Quantum Mechanics and Boolean Logic; 2.4 Internal Relations in Quantum Mechanics; 2.5 The Compatibility Condition for Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics; 2.6 Inducing the Global from the Local; 2.7 Decoherence: Causal Relation or Logical Integration?; 2.8 EPR and Quantum Nonlocality; 2.9 Topological Relations vs. Metrical Relations: Quantum Mechanics and Spacetime; 2.10 Substance in Quantum Mechanics: Relational Realism and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead Chapter 3: Predication in Quantum Mechanics3.1 EPR and Decoherence; 3.2 The Problem of Self-Reference in Quantum Systems; 3.3 Quantum Mechanics and the Theory of Logical Types; 3.4 Relations as Relata: From Set-Theoretic Classical Material Objects to Category-Theoretic Quantum Relational Events; 3.5 Summary; Chapter 4: Logical Causality in Quantum Mechanics: A Relational Realist Ontology; 4.1 Internal Relation and Logical Implication in Quantum Mechanics; 4.2 The Compatibility Condition Revisited; 4.3 The Evolution of Potentiality to Probability 4.4 Quantum Events as Dipolar Units of Relation: Their Subjective and Objective Features Are Mutually Implicative4.5 Quantum Mechanics Presupposes Logically Related Actual Occasions; 4.6 Summary; Chapter 5: Integrating Logical Relation and Extensive Relation: Mereotopology and Quantum Mechanics; 5.1 Mereotopological Notions of Internal Relation and Logical Implication; 5.2 Mereotopological Extensive Relations; 5.3 Summary; Interlude; Part II: Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Relational Realism; Chapter 6: Notion of Localization Processes; 6.1 Localization in Physical Theories 6.2 Localization Schemes6.3 The Conceptual Framework of Category Theory; 6.3.1 The Necessity of a Categorical Framework; 6.3.2 Categorical Principles and Terminology; 6.3.3 Universality and Equivalence; 6.4 The Methodology of Uniform Fibrations: Variable Set Presheaves; 6.5 The Localization Role of Topology: Covering Sieves and Sites; Chapter 7: Sheaves of Germs: The Topological Case; 7.1 Localization over a Topological Space; 7.2 Uniform Localization of Observables; 7.3 Gluing Sections and Local-to-Global Compatibility; 7.4 Contextuality: Germs and Stalks of Observable Sheaves 7.5 Completion and Functionalization: Display Bundles |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828644303321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / / Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.12/01 |
Collana | American Philosophy |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory - Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-8232-8514-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- 3. The Evolution of Actuality to Probability -- Interlude: The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- 4. The Correlation of Quantum Mechanics and Whitehead's Philosophy -- 5. Spatiotemporal Extension -- 6. Summary and Outlook -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996354144203316 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / / Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.12/01 |
Collana | American Philosophy |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory - Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-8232-8514-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- 3. The Evolution of Actuality to Probability -- Interlude: The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- 4. The Correlation of Quantum Mechanics and Whitehead's Philosophy -- 5. Spatiotemporal Extension -- 6. Summary and Outlook -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910324045703321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum mechanics and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / / by Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) |
Disciplina | 192 |
Collana | American Philosophy Ser. |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8232-8306-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- I. THE PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS -- 2. The Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- Bohr's Strategy: "Complementarity" as Evidence of an Unknowable Objective Reality -- Von Neumann's Alternative to Bohr's Epistemic Schism: Objective Reality via a Coherent Ontological Interpretation -- Closed Systems -- The Ontological Significance of Potentia -- 3. The Evolution of Actuality to Probability -- The Formal Description of Quantum Mechanical State Evolution -- Decoherence -- Three Benefits of This Ontological Interpretation of the Quantum Formalism -- Summary -- Interlude: The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- II. QUANTUM MECHANICS AND WHITEHEAD'S METAPHYSICAL SCHEME -- 4. The Correlation of Quantum Mechanics and Whitehead's Philosophy -- The Phases of Quantum Mechanical Concrescence -- The Categoreal Obligations -- 5. Spatiotemporal Extension -- Coordinate Division and Genetic Division -- Coordinate Division and the Decomposition of Invariant Spacetime Intervals -- Empirical Adequacy and the Constancy of the Velocity of Light -- Coordinate Extensive Relations and Genetic Historical Relations: The Dipolarity of Relativity Theory and Quantum Mechanics -- The Issue of Absolute Spacetime and Alternative Conceptions -- The Dipolar Cooperation of Coordinate and Genetic Division -- The Dipolarity of Publicity and Privacy -- The Abstractive Geometrical Scheme Underlying Extensive Connection -- Facts and Forms: Durations and Loci -- 6. Summary and Outlook -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511672003321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum mechanics and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / / by Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) |
Disciplina | 192 |
Collana | American Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-8232-8306-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- I. THE PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS -- 2. The Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- Bohr's Strategy: "Complementarity" as Evidence of an Unknowable Objective Reality -- Von Neumann's Alternative to Bohr's Epistemic Schism: Objective Reality via a Coherent Ontological Interpretation -- Closed Systems -- The Ontological Significance of Potentia -- 3. The Evolution of Actuality to Probability -- The Formal Description of Quantum Mechanical State Evolution -- Decoherence -- Three Benefits of This Ontological Interpretation of the Quantum Formalism -- Summary -- Interlude: The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- II. QUANTUM MECHANICS AND WHITEHEAD'S METAPHYSICAL SCHEME -- 4. The Correlation of Quantum Mechanics and Whitehead's Philosophy -- The Phases of Quantum Mechanical Concrescence -- The Categoreal Obligations -- 5. Spatiotemporal Extension -- Coordinate Division and Genetic Division -- Coordinate Division and the Decomposition of Invariant Spacetime Intervals -- Empirical Adequacy and the Constancy of the Velocity of Light -- Coordinate Extensive Relations and Genetic Historical Relations: The Dipolarity of Relativity Theory and Quantum Mechanics -- The Issue of Absolute Spacetime and Alternative Conceptions -- The Dipolar Cooperation of Coordinate and Genetic Division -- The Dipolarity of Publicity and Privacy -- The Abstractive Geometrical Scheme Underlying Extensive Connection -- Facts and Forms: Durations and Loci -- 6. Summary and Outlook -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793007303321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum mechanics and the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / / by Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages) |
Disciplina | 192 |
Collana | American Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-8232-8306-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- I. THE PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS -- 2. The Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- Bohr's Strategy: "Complementarity" as Evidence of an Unknowable Objective Reality -- Von Neumann's Alternative to Bohr's Epistemic Schism: Objective Reality via a Coherent Ontological Interpretation -- Closed Systems -- The Ontological Significance of Potentia -- 3. The Evolution of Actuality to Probability -- The Formal Description of Quantum Mechanical State Evolution -- Decoherence -- Three Benefits of This Ontological Interpretation of the Quantum Formalism -- Summary -- Interlude: The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead -- II. QUANTUM MECHANICS AND WHITEHEAD'S METAPHYSICAL SCHEME -- 4. The Correlation of Quantum Mechanics and Whitehead's Philosophy -- The Phases of Quantum Mechanical Concrescence -- The Categoreal Obligations -- 5. Spatiotemporal Extension -- Coordinate Division and Genetic Division -- Coordinate Division and the Decomposition of Invariant Spacetime Intervals -- Empirical Adequacy and the Constancy of the Velocity of Light -- Coordinate Extensive Relations and Genetic Historical Relations: The Dipolarity of Relativity Theory and Quantum Mechanics -- The Issue of Absolute Spacetime and Alternative Conceptions -- The Dipolar Cooperation of Coordinate and Genetic Division -- The Dipolarity of Publicity and Privacy -- The Abstractive Geometrical Scheme Underlying Extensive Connection -- Facts and Forms: Durations and Loci -- 6. Summary and Outlook -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817549403321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / by Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 530.12/01 |
Collana | American philosophy |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8232-3555-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524888003321 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead / by Michael Epperson |
Autore | Epperson Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 261 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 530.12/01 |
Collana | American philosophy |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8232-3555-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248173603316 |
Epperson Michael | ||
New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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