Are minimal representations still representations?

International Journal of Philosophical Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-369

  Gallagher, Shaun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action; Action oriented representation; Decoupleability; Dynamic systems; Pre intentional act

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749131318     PISSN: 09672559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09672550802113243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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