Book Chapter10.1093/oso/9780197531389.002.0004
Dedication
Kim Sterelny
- 15 Apr 2021
- pp v-vi
TL;DR: The text highlights the love and appreciation for various feline companions and their companionship over the years in philosophy.
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Abstract: Extract For Midnight. And the other feline companions who have kept me such good company in my years in philosophy: Hegel, Satan, Scruff, Little Scruff, Artemis, Moss Bros, Diva, Pretta and Colette. Loved and missed.
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