Evolutionary Psychology and the Massive Modularity Hypothesis

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-602

  Samuels, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000207371     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/49.4.575     Document Type: Article

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