Systems, Emergence, and the Conditions of Personhood: A Normative Theory Centered on Self-as-an-End
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Authors
- Han Qin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18528812
- Primary Topic
- Critical Realism in Sociology
- Type
- preprint