William James, 'the world of sense' and trust in testimony

Mind and Language

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 536-551

  Harris, Paul L ^a,c   Richert, Rebekah A ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54049136075     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2008.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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