Artifacts and Essentialism

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 449-463

  Gelman, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84887195377     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-013-0142-7     Document Type: Review

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