The supposed competition between theories of human causal inference

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-272

  Danks, David ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22144442090     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080500169371     Document Type: Article

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