Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About the Hardest Mystery of All
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Scott Samuelson., & Scott Samuelson|AUTHOR. (2018). Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About the Hardest Mystery of All . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scott Samuelson and Scott Samuelson|AUTHOR. 2018. Seven Ways of Looking At Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About the Hardest Mystery of All. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scott Samuelson and Scott Samuelson|AUTHOR. Seven Ways of Looking At Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About the Hardest Mystery of All The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scott Samuelson, and Scott Samuelson|AUTHOR. Seven Ways of Looking At Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About the Hardest Mystery of All The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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