When morality opposes justice: Conservatives have moral intuitions that liberals may not recognize

Social Justice Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-116

  Haidt, Jonathan ^a   Graham, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 34249887123     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-007-0034-z     Document Type: Article

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