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Fox, Warwick.
A theory of general ethics : human relationships, nature, and the built
environment / Warwick Fox.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-10: 0-262-06255-0 (hc : alk. paper)—ISBN-10: 0-262-56219-7 (pbk. :
alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-06255-8 (hc : alk. paper)—ISBN-13: 978-0-262-56219-5
(pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Ethics. 2. Nature—Moral and ethical aspects. 3. Architecture—Moral and
ethical aspects. I. Title.
BJ1012.F69 2006
171
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.7—dc22 2006041044
Printed on recycled paper.
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