Brains, Buddhas, And Believing: The Problem Of Intentionality In Classical ...

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Book Title: Brains, Buddhas, And Believing: The Problem Of Intentionalit...

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Author: Dan Arnold

Publication Name: Brains, Buddhas, and Believing : The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Publication Year: 2014

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 16.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 328 Pages