Why Left-Libertarianism Is Not Incoherent, Indeterminate, or Irrelevant: A Reply to Fried
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عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Public Affairs
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0048-3915,1088-4963
DOI: 10.1111/j.1088-4963.2005.00030.x