The functions of language and the understanding of mental disorders

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  • Antonino Bucca Dipartimento di Scienze cognitive, della Formazione e degli Studi culturali

Abstract

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Biografia autore

Antonino Bucca, Dipartimento di Scienze cognitive, della Formazione e degli Studi culturali

Ricercatore di Filosofia del Linguaggio, Dipartimento di Scienze Cognitive della Formazione e degli Studi Culturali, Università di Messina (Italia).

Pubblicato

2014-03-20

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Bucca, A. (2014). The functions of language and the understanding of mental disorders. CONJECTURA: Filosofia E educação, 19(2), 13–26. Recuperato da https://sou.ucs.br/etc/revistas/index.php/conjectura/article/view/2505

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