Ecological engineering: Reshaping our environments to achieve our goals

Philosophy and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-604

  Levy, Neil ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Enhancement; Happiness; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871640801     PISSN: 22105433     EISSN: 22105441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13347-012-0065-8     Document Type: Article

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