Zombies, vampires, and philosophy

chicken soup for the soulless

by Greene, Richard

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Published 2010 by Open Court in Chicago .
Written in English

Edition Notes

Classifications
Other titles	Undead and philosophy.
Statement	edited by Richard Greene and K. Silem Mohammad
Series	Popular culture and philosophy -- v.49
LC Classifications	BF1556 .Z66 2010
The Physical Object
Pagination	p. cm.
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL24492459M
ISBN 10	9780812696837
LC Control Number	2010001965

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