Phenomenal Causality I: Varieties and Variables

Axiomathes

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-42

  Hubbard, Timothy L ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal impression; Causal representation; Intentionality; Launching effect; Michotte; Perception of causality; Phenomenal causality; Spatial representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874790807     PISSN: 11221151     EISSN: 15728390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10516-012-9198-8     Document Type: Review

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