The changing face of human nature

Daedalus

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 7-20

  Rose, Hilary ^a   Rose, Steven ^a  

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EID: 70349690624     PISSN: 00115266     EISSN: 15486192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/daed.2009.138.3.7     Document Type: Article

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