The Generality Constraint and the structure of thought

Mind

Volumn 121, Issue 483, 2012, Pages 563-600

  Beck, Jacob ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84874319832     PISSN: 00264423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mind/fzs077     Document Type: Article

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