Aristotle on Self-Sufficiency, External Goods, and Contemplation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1613-0650,0003-9101
DOI: 10.1515/agph-2020-1001