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A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being, Anna Alexandrova. Oxford University Press, 2017, xlv + 196 pages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2019

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Leah McClimans*
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University of South Carolina and University College Cork, College Rd, University College, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland. Email: lmm@sc.edu. URL: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/our-people/faculty-staff/mcclimans_leah.php.
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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , July 2019 , pp. 347 - 354
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