The Relativism of Absolute Judgments

Parducci, Allen·1968·Scientific American

DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican1268-84

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Authors: Parducci, A.
Venue: Scientific American
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1968-12
Volume: 219
Issue: 6
Pages: 84-90
ISSN: 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican1268-84
OpenAlex: W2010059809
Cited by: 342
References: 0
FWCI: 22.50
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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