A Taxonomy of Cognitive Artifacts: Function, Information, and Categories

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-481

  Heersmink, Richard ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84887182705     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-013-0148-1     Document Type: Article

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