Emotions and moral agency

Philosophical Explorations

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-292

  Damm, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired sociopathy; autism; emotion; moral agency; motivation; psychopathology; psychopathy; VM damage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958065520     PISSN: 13869795     EISSN: 17415918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13869795.2010.501898     Document Type: Review

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