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Poetry at Tikkun, the Why and the Wherefore 提昆诗歌，为什么和为什么

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-29 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199427

Joshua J. Weiner

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A Purposive Evolution? 有目的的进化?

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199355

D. Loy

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Reflections on BDS 关于北斗系统的思考

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199343

Stephen Zunes

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Don't Let the Light Go Out 不要让灯熄灭

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199283

R. Lerner

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Seven Types of Ambiguity 七种歧义

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199439

J. Weiner

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No Other Gods 没有别的神

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199319

Ana Levy-Lyons

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The Fish Mistaken for a Man 鱼被误认为是人

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199463

J. Swan

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More Glorious than God: Culture and Identity in an Age of Ignorance 比上帝更光荣:无知时代的文化与身份

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199403

J. Bass

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Rich's Essential Essays 里奇的基本散文

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199415

A. Ostriker

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The One Mind 一心一意

Tikkun Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/08879982-7199367

L. Dossey

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