Nothing more than feelings? the role of emotions in moral judgment

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-375

  Pizarro, David ^a  

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EID: 0034366972     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5914.00135     Document Type: Article

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