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Why Theories of Concepts Should Not Ignore the Problem of Acquisition Cover

Why Theories of Concepts Should Not Ignore the Problem of Acquisition

By: Susan Carey  
Open Access
|Dec 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2015-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2182-2875 | Journal ISSN: 0873-626X
Language: English, Portuguese
Page range: 113 - 163
Submitted on: Nov 5, 2015
Published on: Dec 31, 2018
Published by: University of Lisbon
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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