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Book Title: The Moral Conflict Of Law And Neuroscience
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Moral Conflict of Law and Neuroscience
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Cognitive Science, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Jurisprudence, Science & Technology
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Author: Peter A. Alces
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Law, Philosophy, Science, Psychology
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
