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Leibniz on Compossibility and Possible Worlds
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-01-04
- Mått155 x 235 x 21 mm
- Vikt571 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieNew Synthese Historical Library
- Antal sidor256
- Upplaga17001
- FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
- ISBN9783319426938