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Book Title: Ethics: Twelve Lectures On The Philosophy Of Morality
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: David Wiggins
Publication Name: Ethics : Twelve Lectures ON the Philosophy of Morality
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
