Innateness, canalization, and 'biologicizing the mind'

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-414

  Griffiths, Paul E ^a,b   MacHery, Edouard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Canalization; Folk concepts; Innateness

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249118335     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: 1465394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080802201146     Document Type: Article

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