Explanatory Pluralism in Cognitive Science
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Explanatory Pluralism in Cognitive Science
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عنوان ژورنال: Cognitive Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0364-0213
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2009.01042.x