Philosophers of Modern India/ Pranab Kumar Sen/ Reference and Truth / Indian Council of Philosophical Research/ Publication: 1991/ Number of Pages: 266/
Reference and Truth
Reference and Truth is a collection of essays written by Pranab Kumar Sen. The articles in this collection throw light on several issues in philosophy of language and philosophy of logic.
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