The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
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Blackstone Publishing, 2018.
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Jeremy Lent., Jeremy Lent|AUTHOR., & Derek Perkins|READER. (2018). The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning . Blackstone Publishing.

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Jeremy Lent, Jeremy Lent|AUTHOR and Derek Perkins|READER. 2018. The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning. Blackstone Publishing.

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Jeremy Lent, Jeremy Lent|AUTHOR and Derek Perkins|READER. The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning Blackstone Publishing, 2018.

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