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The Modal Status of Generative Principles

By: Gideon Rosen  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/met.194 | Journal eISSN: 2515-8279
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2025
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Accepted on: Jun 17, 2025
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Published on: Sep 29, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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