Descartes' psychology of vision and cognitive science: The Optics (1637) in the light of Marr's (1982) Vision

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-182

  Kirkebøen, Geir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0032392617     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515089808573254     Document Type: Review

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