Controlling core knowledge: Conditions for the ascription of intentional states to self and others by children

Synthese

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-196

  Russell, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence model; False belief; Knowledge; Object permanence; Periphery core Nucleus; Seeing leads to knowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348963712     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-007-9203-8     Document Type: Article

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