Pretence as individual and collective intentionality

Mind and Language

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-517

  Rakoczy, Hannes ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 54049092465     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2008.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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