The folk probably don't think what you think they think: Experiments on causation by absence

Midwest Studies in Philosophy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-127

  Livengood, Jonathan ^a   Machery, Edouard ^a  

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EID: 61049460683     PISSN: 03636550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4975.2007.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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