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The Aesthetic Theory of Frances Power Cobbe. / Stone, Alison.
In: British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 62, No. 3, 31.07.2022, p. 387–403.

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Stone, A 2022, 'The Aesthetic Theory of Frances Power Cobbe', British Journal of Aesthetics, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayac003

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Stone, A. (2022). The Aesthetic Theory of Frances Power Cobbe. British Journal of Aesthetics, 62(3), 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayac003

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Stone A. The Aesthetic Theory of Frances Power Cobbe. British Journal of Aesthetics. 2022 Jul 31;62(3):387–403. Epub 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.1093/aesthj/ayac003

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Stone, Alison. / The Aesthetic Theory of Frances Power Cobbe. In: British Journal of Aesthetics. 2022 ; Vol. 62, No. 3. pp. 387–403.

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