Thomas E. Hill, <i>Ethics in Theory and Practice</i>
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de filosofía DIÁNOIA
سال: 1957
ISSN: 1870-4913,0185-2450
DOI: 10.22201/iifs.18704913e.1957.3.1388