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Book Title: Ethics At The Beginning Of Life: A Phenomenological Critique
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
Publication Name: Ethics at the Beginning of Life : a Phenomenological Critique
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Ethics, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Movements / Phenomenology
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: James Mumford
Subject Area: Philosophy, Medical
Item Width: 5.5 in
Series: Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
