Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction

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Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction. / Lo Presti, Patrizio Ulf Enrico.

In: Human Affairs, Vol. 25, 2015, p. 110.

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Lo Presti, PUE 2015, 'Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction', Human Affairs, vol. 25, pp. 110.

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Lo Presti, P. U. E. (2015). Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction. Human Affairs, 25, 110.

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Lo Presti PUE. Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction. Human Affairs. 2015;25:110.

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Lo Presti, Patrizio Ulf Enrico. / Rule-following, meaning constitution, and enaction. In: Human Affairs. 2015 ; Vol. 25. pp. 110.

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