Brain in a vat or body in a world? Brainbound versus enactive views of experience

Philosophical Topics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-180

  Thompson, Evan ^a   Cosmelli, Diego ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 84894189827     PISSN: 02762080     EISSN: 2154154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/philtopics201139119     Document Type: Article

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