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Action and Existence : A Case For Agent Causation. James Swindal

Author: James Swindal
Published Date: 15 Dec 2011
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::206 pages
ISBN10: 023029667X
ISBN13: 9780230296671
Dimension: 140x 216x 17.78mm::405g

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