Why We Should Do Without Concepts

Mind and Language

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 622-633

  Malt, Barbara C ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958533132     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01405.x     Document Type: Article

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