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Abductive inference and delusional belief

Max Coltheart Macquarie Centre for Cognitive ScienceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Menzies Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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John Sutton Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science; Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Pages 261-287 | Published online: 15 Dec 2009

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