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Why we can't really say what post-persons are
- Correspondence to Dr Nicholas Agar, Victoria University of Wellington, Philosophy Program, Wellington, New Zealand; nicholas.agar{at}vuw.ac.nz
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Why we can't really say what post-persons are
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- Received September 17, 2011
- Accepted September 21, 2011
- First published December 14, 2011.
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February 17, 2012
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