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O programa adaptacionista: uma investigação metodológica
Edson Cláudio Mesquita Pinto
- 23 Mar 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a paper on Pos-Graducao em Filosofia, 2012, which is a program of the Universidade de Brasilia.
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Abstract: Dissertacao (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasilia, Departamento de Filosofia, Programa de Pos-Graducao em Filosofia, 2012.
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