Human creativity: Its cognitive basis, its evolution, and its connections with childhood pretence

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-249

  Carruthers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0038895475     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/53.2.225     Document Type: Article

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