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Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman: Metaphysical Animals. How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life

Chatto & Windus, London, 2022. ISBN 9781784743284, 416 pages, GBP 25.00 (hardback)

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Nieswandt, K. Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman: Metaphysical Animals. How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life. ZEMO 5, 231–235 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42048-022-00135-w

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