William James and the evolution of consciousness

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-113

  Nielsen, Mark ^a   Day, R H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33745766584     PISSN: 10688471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0091189     Document Type: Article

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