Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong
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Principia Ethica
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Theaetetus
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Is There a God?
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Minds, Brains, and Programs
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'Psychological Egoism'
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a work of political philosophy written by Robert Nozick in 1974. This libertarian book was the winner of the 1975 National Book Award. It has been translated into 11 languages and was named one of the "100 most influential books since the war" by the Times Literary... -
The Book of Healing
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Epiphenomenal Qualia