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The place of psychology in Whittaker’s circular classification of the sciences. / Fedorov, Alexandr A.

In: Theory and Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 6, 0959354319884637, 04.11.2019, p. 820-832.

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Fedorov, AA 2019, 'The place of psychology in Whittaker’s circular classification of the sciences', Theory and Psychology, vol. 29, no. 6, 0959354319884637, pp. 820-832. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354319884637

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Fedorov, A. A. (2019). The place of psychology in Whittaker’s circular classification of the sciences. Theory and Psychology, 29(6), 820-832. [0959354319884637]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354319884637

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Fedorov AA. The place of psychology in Whittaker’s circular classification of the sciences. Theory and Psychology. 2019 Nov 4;29(6):820-832. 0959354319884637. doi: 10.1177/0959354319884637

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Fedorov, Alexandr A. / The place of psychology in Whittaker’s circular classification of the sciences. In: Theory and Psychology. 2019 ; Vol. 29, No. 6. pp. 820-832.

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