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Employment, status, hierarchy: on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour

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Employment, status, hierarchy: on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour. / Williams, Garrath.
In: Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 20, 20.11.2024, p. 7-15.

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Williams, G 2024, 'Employment, status, hierarchy: on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour', Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, vol. 20, pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5209/kant.98380

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Williams, G. (2024). Employment, status, hierarchy: on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour. Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, 20, 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5209/kant.98380

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Williams G. Employment, status, hierarchy: on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour. Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy. 2024 Nov 20;20:7-15. doi: 10.5209/kant.98380

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Williams, Garrath. / Employment, status, hierarchy : on Jordan Pascoe, Kant’s Theory of Labour. In: Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy. 2024 ; Vol. 20. pp. 7-15.

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