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Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature

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  • ISBN-10 0195074858
  • ISBN-13 978-0195074857
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Publication date April 2, 1992
  • Language English
  • Dimensions 6.1 x 1 x 9.1 inches
  • Print length 432 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (April 2, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195074858
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195074857
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1 x 9.1 inches
  • #1,467 in Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophy
  • #3,052 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality
  • #3,209 in Literary Criticism & Theory

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Martha c. nussbaum.

Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, appointed in the Law School and Philosophy Department. She has received honorary degrees from sixty-four colleges and universities in the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Among her awards are the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2016), the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture (2018), and the Holberg Prize (2021).

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