Empathy and Direct Social Perception: A Phenomenological Proposal

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 541-558

  Zahavi, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 84856436720     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-011-0070-3     Document Type: Article

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