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Where Does Thinking Come From? A Commentary on Peter Godfrey-Smith's Complexity and the Function of Mind In Nature

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Sterelny, K. Where Does Thinking Come From? A Commentary on Peter Godfrey-Smith's Complexity and the Function of Mind In Nature. Biology & Philosophy 12, 551–566 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006572119820

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