Explaining Attitudes
A Practical Approach to the Mind
Inbunden, Engelska, 1995
Av Lynne Rudder Baker, Amherst) Baker, Lynne Rudder (Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts, Ernest Sosa, Jonathan Dancy
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1995-01-27
- Mått143 x 224 x 21 mm
- Vikt421 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Philosophy
- Antal sidor262
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521420532