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Geoffrey Vickers: philosopher of responsibility. / Williams, Garrath.
In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 22, No. 4, 07.2005, p. 291-298.

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Williams, G 2005, 'Geoffrey Vickers: philosopher of responsibility.', Systems Research and Behavioral Science, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 291-298. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.693

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Williams, G. (2005). Geoffrey Vickers: philosopher of responsibility. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22(4), 291-298. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.693

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Williams G. Geoffrey Vickers: philosopher of responsibility. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 2005 Jul;22(4):291-298. doi: 10.1002/sres.693

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Williams, Garrath. / Geoffrey Vickers: philosopher of responsibility. In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 2005 ; Vol. 22, No. 4. pp. 291-298.

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