On fodor-fixation, flexibility, and human uniqueness: A reply to Cowie, Machery, and Wilson

Mind and Language

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-303

  Carruthers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 43949142101     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2008.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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