Ruthless reductionism: A review essay of John Bickle's philosophy and neuroscience: A ruthlessly reductive account

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 473-486

  De Jong, Huib Looren ^a   Schouten, Maurice K D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 24944474908     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080500229928     Document Type: Review

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