Time, form and the limits of qualia

Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-43

  Robbins, Stephen E ^a  

^a Metavante Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic form; Qualia; Time

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEMORY; MOTION; QUALIA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSATION; TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 34447540015     PISSN: 02710137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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