Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence
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David Benatar., David Benatar|AUTHOR., & Dennis Kleinman|READER. (2023). Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Benatar, David Benatar|AUTHOR and Dennis Kleinman|READER. 2023. Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Benatar, David Benatar|AUTHOR and Dennis Kleinman|READER. Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence Tantor Media, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)David Benatar, David Benatar|AUTHOR, and Dennis Kleinman|READER. Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence Tantor Media, Inc., 2023.
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Full title | better never to have been the harm of coming into existence |
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Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-03-07 02:01:08AM |
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