The Very Coinage of Your Brain: The Anatomy of Reality Disjunctures

Melvin Pollner

doi:10.1177/004839317500500304

The Very Coinage of Your Brain

The Anatomy of Reality Disjunctures

Bibliographic Data

ID	5771137
Authors	Melvin Pollner (0009-0004-2952-2838, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author)
Year	1975
Volume	5
Issue	3
Pages	411-430
Publication date	1975-09-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441
Publisher	SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI	10.1177/004839317500500304
OpenAlex	W2079254714
Language	EN
Citations received	96

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Unique citing works	96
Citations per year	1,88
Citation span	1975 - 2026 (52)
Citation velocity	current
Highly cited	No
Citation types	Neutral: 94