Licensing parents revisited

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-343

  Lafollette, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 79952880659     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2010.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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