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The Discovery of Chance: The Life and Thought of Alexander Herzen
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The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor
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The Second Amendment and Gun Control: Freedom, Fear, and the American Constitution
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Face and Mask: A Double History
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Universally acknowledged as the father of capitalism, the eighteenth-century Scottish thinker Adam...
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change: A Guide to Environmental Decision Making
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Sustainability is a nearly ubiquitous concept today, but can we ever imagine what it would be like...
The Anthropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis: Rethinking Modernity in a New Epoch
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The Anthropocene, in which humankind has become a geological force, is a major scientific proposal;...
The Moral Responsibility of Firms
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Individuals are generally considered morally responsible for their actions. Who or what is...