The vitality of stupidity

Social Epistemology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-150

  Ten Bos, René ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Idiocy; Stupidity; Wisdom; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250334585     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691720701393442     Document Type: Article

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