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Author: Benzoni, Francisco J. (Author)
Book Title: Ecological Ethics And The Human Soul: Aquinas, Whitehead, An...
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 0.97 lbs
