Twin-earth externalism and concept possession
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The concept possession hypothesis of self-consciousness.
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Philosophy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0004-8402,1471-6828
DOI: 10.1080/00048400701572220