Ontology of culture and the study of human behavior

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-182

  Pyysiáinen, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Culture; Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649108830     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685370260225071     Document Type: Review

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