Gibbard's expressivism: An interdisciplinary critical analysis

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-485

  Clavien, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anger; Emotion; Expressivism; Gibbard; Guilt; Metaethics; Moral emotion; Motivation; Normative Governance; Sentimentalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949137627     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: 1465394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080903153626     Document Type: Article

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