Desire as Belief: A Study of Desire, Motivation, and Rationality, by Alex Gregory
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mind
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0026-4423', '1460-2113']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzac047