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Book Title: Materialism : a Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
Number of Pages: 142 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: General, Physics / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Genre: Philosophy, Science
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: James Ladyman, Robin Brown
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
