Semantic Biology and the Mind-Body Problem: The Theory of the Conventional Mind

Biological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 352-356

  Barbieri, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Body Problem; Genetic Code; Natural Convention; Semantic Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249132057     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2006.1.4.352     Document Type: Article

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