On the relationship between naturalistic semantics and individuation criteria for terms in a language of thought

Synthese

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-131

  Rupert, Robert D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33748126293     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005077508102     Document Type: Article

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