Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction
By: Nancy Cartwright
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Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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By: Nick Bostrom
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By: John Steinbeck
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3. Microeconomics
By: Paul Krugman , None
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4. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
By: Brian Christian , Tom Griffiths
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5. Heart of Darkness
By: Joseph Conrad
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6. Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction
By: Robert C. Allen
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7. Macroeconomics
By: Olivier J. Blanchard
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9. All Quiet on the Western Front
By: Erich Maria Remarque , A.W. Wheen
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10. Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
By: Siddharth Kara
4.37
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By: David Edmonds
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12. What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
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By: Judea Pearl
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By: Toby Ord
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15. Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction
By: Nancy Cartwright
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Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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