Of Wholes and Parts: A Thomistic Refutation of “Brain Death”
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Linacre Quarterly
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0024-3639,2050-8549
DOI: 10.1179/2050854915y.0000000004