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Book Title: Action, Contemplation, And Happiness: An Essay On Aristotle
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Author: C. DC Reeve
Publication Name: Action, Contemplation, and Happiness : an Essay ON Aristotle
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
