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708:Organon
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582:Mimesis
526:Essence
328:Preview
121:Economy
110:Book II
1291:Newman
1284:Modern
1193:Jewish
843:Ethics
736:Topics
606:Philia
600:Mythos
474:Lyceum
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85:Book I
1356:Plato
1321:Smith
1306:Adler
802:Parts
699:Works
658:Telos
645:ousia
570:Lexis
558:Hexis
503:Arete
469:Logic
303:Notes
79:oikos
55:Latin
45:Greek
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365:2016
332:ISBN
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