Phenomenal Variability and Introspective Reliability

Mind and Language

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-286

  Hohwy, Jakob ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79957956383     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2011.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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