The Relational Subject
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The Relational Subject
Author: Pierpaolo Donati
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2015-06-18
Argues that relations are real and generate real relational 'goods' and 'evils', affecting those involved and other people.
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