The potentiality principle from aristotle to abortion

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.7, 2013, Pages

  Morgan, Lynn M ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1086/670804     Document Type: Article

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