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Evolutionary ethics: An argument for “new wave” Aristotelianism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

William D. Casebeer*
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Department of Philosophy HQ USAFA/DFPY 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 1A10 United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840 USA [email protected]
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Harrison Symposium III
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Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

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