A cognitive approach to moral responsibility: The case of a failed attempt to kill

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-194

  Sousa, Paulo ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blame; Causality; Folk concepts; Moral luck; Moral responsibility; Punishment; Wrongdoing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949878032     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156770909X12489459066183     Document Type: Article

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