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UNINA9910454462203321 |
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Anderson V. Elving (Victor Elving), <1921-> |
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Variables related to human breast cancer [[electronic resource] ] : a study from the Dight Institute of Human Genetics / / [by] V. Elving Anderson, Harold O. Goodman [and] Sheldon C. Reed |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1958] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (172 pages) : illustrations |
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GoodmanHarold O |
ReedSheldon C <1910-2003.> (Sheldon Clark) |
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Soggetti |
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Breast - Cancer |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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THE PROBLEM -- THE PROPOSITAE -- THE CONTROL GROUP -- INFORMATION ABOUT RELATIVES -- CANCER IN RELATIVES -- A SECOND SET OF PROPOSITAE -- AN INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS. |
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Variables Related to Human Breast Cancer was first published in 1958. The question of what role, if any, heredity plays in the etiology of human cancer is of obvious importance in the continuing search for an answer to the riddle of cancer. This book describes a study which was conducted at the Dight Institute for Human Genetics of the University of Minnesota, seeking evidence on two aspects of the heredity question. |
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UNINA9910457887303321 |
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West Henry R. <1933-> |
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An introduction to Mill's utilitarian ethics / / Henry R. West [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003 |
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1-107-14755-7 |
0-511-64812-X |
0-511-18749-1 |
0-511-56645-X |
0-511-61657-0 |
0-511-18656-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Ethics, Modern - 19th century |
Utilitarianism |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-212) and index. |
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Mill's life and philosophical background -- Mill's criticism of alternative theories -- Qualities of pleasure -- Was Mill an act -- or rule-utilitarian? -- Sanctions and moral motivation -- Mill's "proof' of the principle of utility -- Utility and justice -- An overall view of Mill's utilitarianism. |
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John Stuart Mill was the leading British philosopher of the nineteenth century and his famous essay Utilitarianism is the most influential statement of the philosophy of utilitarianism: that actions, laws, policies and institutions are to be evaluated by their utility or contribution to good or bad consequences. Henry West has written the most up-to-date and user-friendly introduction to utilitarianism available. The book serves as both a commentary to and interpretation of the text. It also defends Mill against his critics. An appendix reviews in detail the structure and arguments of Utilitarianism. This book is primarily intended as a textbook for students in philosophy assigned to read Utilitarianism but it should also prove helpful to students and professionals in other fields such as political science, history and |
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