Feminist Virtue Ethics, Happiness, and Moral Luck
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hypatia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0887-5367,1527-2001
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2009.00004.x