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Book Title: On Human Nature
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Social, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Movements / Humanism
Genre: Philosophy, Social Science
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Item Length: 8.1 in
Author: Roger Scruton
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Hardcover
