The moral psychology of conflicts of interest: Insights from affective neuroscience

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-380

  Thagard, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 43249145720     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2007.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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