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Descartes, René (1596–1650) By Garber, Daniel
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Personal identity [REVISED] By Schechtman, Marya
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Political philosophy, Confucian By Chan, Joseph
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Metaphysics By Craig, Edward
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Political thought, modern Islamic By March, Andrew F.
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Anscombe, Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret (1919–2001) By Wiseman, Rachael
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Barrow, Isaac (1630–77) By Callergård, Robert
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Bayes, Thomas (1701–61) By Callergård, Robert
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Beeckman, Isaac (1588–1637) By Callergård, Robert
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Causation, in modern philosophy By Boehm, Miren; Palatnik, Nataliya
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Mill, John Stuart (1806–73) By Skorupski, John
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Journalism, ethics of By Belsey, Andrew
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Freedom and liberty By Feinberg, Joel
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Freedom of speech By Jones, Peter
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Privacy By Olsen, Frances
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