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Book Title: Irreducible Reality of the Object : Phenomenological and Speculative Theories of Equipmentality
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Charles William Johns
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Movements / General, Movements / Phenomenology, Movements / Critical Theory
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: VII, 133 Pages
