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Book Title: Philosophy of Biology
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Michael Ruse, Robert J. Richards
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: General, Life Sciences / Biology
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 473 Pages
