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Book Title: Doing Philosophy Comparatively
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Tim Connolly
Publication Name: Doing Philosophy Comparatively
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages