Averroes and the teleological argument

Religious Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 405-428

  Kukkonen, Taneli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 61949341221     PISSN: 00344125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0034412502006224     Document Type: Review

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