Chaos, emergence, and the mind-body problem

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 180-196

  Newman, David V ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61949414572     PISSN: 00048402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713931202     Document Type: Article

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