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Desire, Deliberation and Action

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Logic, Thought and Action

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Searle, J.R. (2005). Desire, Deliberation and Action. In: Vanderveken, D. (eds) Logic, Thought and Action. Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3167-X_3

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