The psychology of dilemmas and the philosophy of morality

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-24

  Cushman, Fiery ^a   Young, Liane ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilemmas; Free will; Moral luck; Moral psychology; Trolley problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849088461     PISSN: 13862820     EISSN: 15728447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10677-008-9145-3     Document Type: Article

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