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Love, poetry, & the good life: Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics

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Love, poetry, & the good life: Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics. / Clark, Samuel.
In: Inquiry, Vol. 53, No. 6, 12.2010, p. 565-578.

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Clark, S 2010, 'Love, poetry, & the good life: Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics', Inquiry, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 565-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2010.526321

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Clark, S. (2010). Love, poetry, & the good life: Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics. Inquiry, 53(6), 565-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2010.526321

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Clark S. Love, poetry, & the good life: Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics. Inquiry. 2010 Dec;53(6):565-578. doi: 10.1080/0020174X.2010.526321

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Clark, Samuel. / Love, poetry, & the good life : Mill's autobiography & perfectionist ethics. In: Inquiry. 2010 ; Vol. 53, No. 6. pp. 565-578.

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