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Book Title: Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Subject: History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Logic
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2013
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Marko Malink
Subject Area: Mathematics, Philosophy
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
