Virtue ethics and moral psychology: The situationism debate

Journal of Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 103-115

  Upton, Candace L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 70349238911     PISSN: 13824554     EISSN: 15728609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10892-009-9054-2     Document Type: Article

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