How psychopaths threaten moral rationalism: Is it irrational to be amoral?

Monist

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 285-303

  Nichols, Shaun ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

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EID: 0013151843     PISSN: 00269662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/monist200285210     Document Type: Article

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