Why I have no hands

Theoria 61 (2):182-197 (1995)
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Trust me: my chair isn't big enough for two. You may doubt that every rational, conscious being is a person; perhaps there are beings that mistakenly believe themselves to be people. If so, read ‘rational, conscious being’ or the like for 'person'.

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10.1111/j.1755-2567.1995.tb00496.x

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reprint Olson, Eric T. (2008) "Why I have no hands". Theoria 61(2):182-197

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