PHIL 805 – Neurophilosophy
Sensory Modalities
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Reviews
*Most Desirable References:
-‐ Models of sensory individuation that are built on a cross-‐modal interaction assumption
-‐ Philosophical papers on sensation as a natural kind term
PHIL 805 – Neurophilosophy