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Healing the Black Sea’s Patrimony: Hospitals, Health and Heritage 治愈黑海的遗产:医院、健康和遗产

Balkan Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.5840/bjp202012215

O. Șerban

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Infinite Lifespans, Terraforming Planets, And Intergenerational Justice 无限寿命，地球化行星，代际正义

Balkan Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.5840/bjp202012210

A. Dumitru

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How to Assign Weights to Values? 如何分配权重值?

Balkan Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.5840/bjp202012213

Silviya Serafimova

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Rudolph Hermann Lotze: Mikrokosmos: Ideen zur Naturgeschichte und Geschichte der Menschheit. Versuch einer Anthropologie 鲁道夫·赫尔曼·洛茨:微波炉:关于地球和人类历史的想法。尝试人类学

Balkan Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.5840/bjp202012218

Michele Vagnetti

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“Paper Wave”, “Paper Pressing” And “Paper Genocide” As Applicable To The Russian Education System “纸波”、“压纸”和“纸灭绝”在俄罗斯教育体系中的适用

Balkan Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.5840/bjp202012214

A. Osipov