Speaking without interpreting: A reply to Bouma on autism and Davidsonian interpretation

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 663-678

  Andrews, Kristin ^a   Radenovic, Ljiljana ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Belief; Donald Davidson; Interpretation; Joint Attention; Theory Of Mind; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748780905     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: 1465394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080600904404     Document Type: Review

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