Law and the sources of morality

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1451, 2004, Pages 1685-1695

  Hinde, Robert A ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute principles versus culture specific precepts; Cross cultural communication; Development of morality; Evolution of morality; Law and morality

Indexed keywords

MORALITY;

EID: 10044294622     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1542     Document Type: Review

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