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The postulate of adequacy: Phenomenological sociology and the paradox of science and sociality

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McLain, R. The postulate of adequacy: Phenomenological sociology and the paradox of science and sociality. Hum Stud 4, 105–130 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02127452

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