Internalism, active externalism, and nonconceptual content: The ins and outs of cognition

Cognitive Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-283

  Dartnall, Terry ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active externalism; Cognitive architecture; Epistemology; Extended mind; Imagery; Internalism; Nonconceptual content

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347336575     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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