Can scientific development and children's cognitive development be the same process?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 565-578

  Downes, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0043232744     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392755     Document Type: Article

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