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Book Title: Philosophical Analysis In The Twentieth Century, Volume 2: T...
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
Publication Name: Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volume 2 : the Age of Meaning
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: History & Surveys / General, Methodology, General, Movements / Analytic, History & Surveys / Modern
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25 Oz
Author: Scott Soames
Subject Area: Philosophy
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
