The teleological/deontological distinction
โ Scribed by Peter Vallentyne
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 823 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5363
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