At the heart of morality lies folk psychology

Inquiry

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 449-466

  Guglielmo, Steve ^a   Monroe, Andrew E ^a   Malle, Bertram F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449091469     PISSN: 0020174X     EISSN: 15023923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00201740903302600     Document Type: Article

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