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Social habits and enlightened cooperation: Do humans measure up to Lewis conventions?

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von Savigny, E. Social habits and enlightened cooperation: Do humans measure up to Lewis conventions?. Erkenntnis 22, 79–96 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269961

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