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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of A. Briggle, P. Brey and E. Spence (eds.): The Good Life in a Technological Age

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Miller, G. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of A. Briggle, P. Brey and E. Spence (eds.): The Good Life in a Technological Age . Sci Eng Ethics 21, 1691–1697 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-015-9727-0

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