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- ↑ Michael Baur (ed.), G. W. F. Hegel: Key Concepts, Routledge, 2015, p. 193.
- ↑ Russell, Bertrand (2009-09-10). The Philosophy of Logical Atomism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-22318-2.
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