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Acts and Other Events
by Thomson, Judith Jarvis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press (1977), 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 7-274, [6] pp. Light blue cloth with dark blue lettering on the spine. Small book plate of philosopher and well-known pacifist Henry LeRoy Finch on the front pastedown. Slater 927. Thomson was one of the most significant and well-regarded moral philosophers of the 20th century. In this book, she explores the question of what an act is and examines the more general notion of an event. A very attractive copy of Thomson's first monograph. Very near Fine book with a few faint flecks of foxing to the textblock in a Near Fine dust jacket with some mild toning to the spine panel.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00009684
- Title
- Acts and Other Events
- Author
- Thomson, Judith Jarvis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press (1977)
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca, NY
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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