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Quasi-realism, acquaintance, and the normative claims of aesthetic judgement. / Todd, Cain Samuel.
In: British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 44, No. 3, 07.2004, p. 277-296.

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Todd CS. Quasi-realism, acquaintance, and the normative claims of aesthetic judgement. British Journal of Aesthetics. 2004 Jul;44(3):277-296. doi: 10.1093/bjaesthetics/44.3.277

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Todd, Cain Samuel. / Quasi-realism, acquaintance, and the normative claims of aesthetic judgement. In: British Journal of Aesthetics. 2004 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 277-296.

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