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J.P. Burgess and G. Rosen A Subject with no Object. Oxford: Clarendon 1997. Pp. x + 259.

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J.P. Burgess and G. Rosen A Subject with no Object. Oxford: Clarendon 1997. Pp. x + 259.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Jean-Pierre Marquis
Jean-Pierre Marquis*
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Université de MontréalMontréal, PQH3C 3J7Canada
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Canadian Journal of Philosophy , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , March 2000 , pp. 161 - 178
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7 I would like to thank two anonymous referees for their suggestions and Marc Ereshefsky for his patience and advice. Needless to say, I am entirely responsible for the contents of this review. Financial support from the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation and SSHRC of Canada while this work was done is gratefully acknowledged.