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Philosophy Between The Lines: The Lost History Of Esoteric Writing

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Number of Pages: 471 Pages

Publication Name: Philosophy between the Lines : the Lost History of Esoteric Writing

Language: English

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Item Height: 1.2 in

Subject: History & Surveys / General, Methodology, History & Theory, Censorship, Hermeneutics, Political

Publication Year: 2017

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 22.1 Oz

Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science

Author: Arthur M. Melzer

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