Naturalizing ethics: The biology and psychology of moral agency

Zygon

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-286

  Rottschaefer, William A ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albert Bandura; Altruism; Ethics and science; Evolutionary ethics; Genetic selfishness; Martin Hoffman; Moral agency; Moral agency and biology; Moral agency and psychology; Moral development; Naturalistic fallacy; Naturalized ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750252512     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00276     Document Type: Article

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