Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement

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Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement. / León, Felipe.

In: Philosophical Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 4, 2021, p. 550-580.

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León, F 2021, 'Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement', Philosophical Psychology, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 550-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2021.1917533

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León, F. (2021). Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement. Philosophical Psychology, 34(4), 550-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2021.1917533

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León F. Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement. Philosophical Psychology. 2021;34(4):550-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2021.1917533

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León, Felipe. / Joint Attention Without Recursive Mindreading: On the Role of Second-Person Engagement. In: Philosophical Psychology. 2021 ; Vol. 34, No. 4. pp. 550-580.

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