The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic: Philosophies of Desire in the Modern World (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers)
By: Mario Perniola
3.99
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
We live in a world where the one-time opposition between things and humans has been transformed, wh…
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"I do not fear it: I have been there."-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
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4.50
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3.70
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3.93
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18. The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic: Philosophies of Desire in the Modern World (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers)
By: Mario Perniola
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Format: 144 pages, Paperback
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