Methodological Issues in the Neuroscience of Moral Judgement

Mind and Language

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-582

  Kahane, Guy ^a   Shackel, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77958581305     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2010.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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