Book Review: Why Things Matter to People: Science, Values and Ethical LifeSayerAndrewWhy Things Matter to People: Science, Values and Ethical Life, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-17164-9, pp. ix+284, $32.99 [Book Review]

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 44 (6):837-839 (2014)
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