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Book Title: Animal Minds and Human Morals : the Origins of the Western Debate
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Richard Sorabji
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient / General, Mind & Body, History & Surveys / Medieval, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient & Classical, Animal Rights
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 1995
Genre: Nature, Literary Criticism, Science, History, Philosophy
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
