Folkscience: Coarse interpretations of a complex reality

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 368-373

  Keil, Frank C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COGNITIVE SCIENCES;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INTUITION; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 0043092291     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(03)00158-X     Document Type: Review

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